As a friend pointed out on another forum. The Clippers signing VDN takes away the obligation to pay his 3rd year salary portion.
Also, the Bulls got a decent rebate for not being over the luxury tax. $3.7M.
I know they blew their $13M TE on Boozer, instead of signing the FA's first, then getting the TE over the top, but Jerry has gone cheap, and he should be thankful that we still ended up with a better team than last year.
Also, the cap increase was a nice surprise.
Some spending should be done here soon. We could technically overpay a little, if that means the difference between us starting a STARTING SG, or starting a scrub. Then act wisely, so we can keep Noah and Rose happy.