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sstrams
to find out.. might not be able to afford them, but it shouldn't be too hard to find players that will play harder and better than those guys..

They have an amazing defensive centerpiece in AD, whose contract over the next couple of years is going to look like a bargain, both because of who he is and because other defensive players around the league will be getting more (because contracts always go up).

In terms of affording guys around him?

The combination of Brockers, Fowler, Suh, and Barron costs around 36 M.

And I bet it's possible to add a more productive player or 2 using that 36 M.

So it's not like they lack for money and cap space. That's not even remotely an issue.

You have a golden opportunity with AD to add a supporting cast that takes advantage of the kind of attention he draws. That's where the 36 M should go.

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