Can the Memphis Grizzlies afford to keep Zach Randolph this season?
For a few select teams like the Miami Heat and the Brooklyn Nets, paying the luxury tax is more of an annoyance than a hindrance. Talent can be maintained almost regardless of the cost.
The Grizzlies, however, are not one of those teams.
After making multiple deals last year at the deadline to get under the luxury tax, the Grizzlies were fiscally conservative in the offseason in order to stay below the dreaded tax line.
If history is any indicator, we can safely assume that the Grizzlies have no interest in being a luxury-tax-paying team any time in the near future.
This isn't necessarily about being "cheap," either. The new collective bargaining agreement punishes "repeater" tax teams severely, and that's something a small-market team like Memphis is wise to avoid whenever possible.
While trading Rudy Gay to the Toronto Raptors was an important step to remove pressure going into next year, the Grizzlies aren't completely out of the woods yet.
There's a decision with huge ramifications on the books and ...
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