Johnson will need to agree to restructure his contract or the team will cut him, team sources told Joseph Person and Jonathan Jones of the Charlotte Observer. He's due to make $10.75 million in 2016, and his salary-cap hit of $15 million is reportedly more than the team is willing to absorb.
This is where Dave Gettleman makes the big bucks because this might be his trickiest decision all summer. To paraphrase Gettleman from prior interviews he strives 'to place the proper value' on a player. So what is Charles Johnson real value going into the 2016 season?