I slightly overpaid for Casillas. He was a great player for DII but not a NBBA starter and I would have been losing money if I sold him after the season at age 33. I am also very comfortable with the boatloads of money I am currently making here.
Okobi and Chen are also a couple weeks away from finishing their training and I needed the money for a new trainee. Okobi and Chen are very unique players and the trainee I needed to complement their skillsets was very expense. This was also time sensitive because I need finish training this second group of players before Okobi/Chen start their skills decline.
Long-term I am in pretty good shape. Hopefully by the end of the weekend, I will have 3 starters (Okobi, Fisher, Shoemaker) and 2 backups (Chen & current TL target) for my NBBA rotation. All will be super-salary efficient. This means that I will be able to afford a stud NT guard and a stud NT big at any salary and have the flexibility to bring in a player or two to fill whatever I would need to play multiple offenses effectively.
I still have enough in my budget for two potential two studs next season so you guys are still in trouble next season.
