The most thankless element of an NBA top man’s job is managing his team’s salary cap. I decided to nose around the salary tables of a number of rivals to the Toronto Raptors to get some insight into how well team President Masai Ujiri is managing his money.
Who will be the top three earners in 2017-18? Any Raptors fan knows the answer without any need to ask Google: Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan and Serge Ibaka. That trio will suck up $75 million of the (approximately because of options) $118 million in salaries already committed.