The NBA went plaid on Friday. The first day of free agency saw 20 teams commit more than $1.73 billion to 28 players, a staggering average of $17 million a season. Your New Orleans Pelicans were active participants in this spree agency. They agreed to pay small forward Solomon Hill and combo guard E'Twaun Moore a combined $84 million in separate four-year contracts. If you're taking note (and I assume Tom Benson is), that's $12 million and $8.5 million a year for a role player and a backup point guard. Welcome to the NBA, where role players earn $10 million annual salaries and are considered bargains. For a moment, forget the money. The numbers are so absurd there's no sense trying to make...
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