My recent summer pieces explored the possibilities that existed with the current roster and in free agency in 2016 and in 2017. Here's a quick look at how the Jonas Valanciunas extension affects those numbers.
These numbers will depend heavily on the structure of Jonas Valanciunas' contract. Some of it we know, some of it we don't. Here's what we know: JV signed a 4 year extension worth $64 million, with a player option in the fourth year. None of that is incentivized in spite of initial reports.
What we don't know is whether the deal is $16 million each year, or backloaded or frontloaded.