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Originally Posted by V2M
They could keep him as a combo guard. Given Nash's back problems, I think they'll keep both Barbosa and Banks for as long as possible.
Nash/Banks
Bell/Barbosa
Marion
Amare
Boris Diaw/Kurt Thomas
That's a very solid eight-man rotation for the playoffs.
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The problem is that without Diaw, Banks or Barbosa they have about $57MM on the books for 2007/2008 and an owner that doesn't want to pay the tax. Banks will make close to $4MM in his second year so now they're at ~$61MM and they haven't even extended Diaw yet. Next year's tax level is $65MM so if you figure that it'll go up by a couple of million, Diaw could (and barring any other moves, probably will) put them over the tax threshold.
The only way to keep Barbosa is to trade for an expiring contract this summer but that weakens the team next year.