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Must Philadelphia 76ers keep Belinelli and Redick?

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LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 15: Bryan Colangelo of the Philadelphia 76ers before the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on November 15, 2017 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 15: Bryan Colangelo of the Philadelphia 76ers before the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on November 15, 2017 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images)

Salary Cap spin

In the 2018-2019 season, the team is looking at $70,593,287 (per www.basketball-reference.com) on the books.  That is about 70 percent of the projected $101 million salary cap.

The fact is that the team has one last buffer year of discretionary spending. It begins to interweave in the 2019-2020 season.

Follow the money

Right now, the team has nearly $64.5 Million committed, and a projected salary cap of $108 Million.   But unlike 2018-2019, the team decide the fates of T.J. McConnell, Richaun Holmes, Justin Anderson, and if still with the team, Jerryd Bayless.

Players looking for max contracts can earn as much as $32,130,000 in 2018-19 if they sign with the 76ers.  While some speculate about the Philadelphia 76ers intents to sign a max this off-season, I do not see it happening. Max contracts include huge dollars for four years. Right now, that is simply too long for the Philadelphia 76ers to commit to a single player with so many young and developing talents on the roster. But the question is, are they developing?