As flv mentioned this is a different question that asking about our best offensive players. The players who we would actually keep if something like this happened in real life (ie. expansion draft) would be the ones with the best surplus value ([projected performance value - contract value] * contract duration). That wouldn't include DK, who despite being the best in my view has a 24.5mil cap hit this year. Great player paid like a great player; not a highly valuable contract.
I suspect this thread could get to 50+ pages without anybody mentioning the offensive player who had the highest 2023 OTC Valuation relative to his upcoming cap hit this season.
That player has a 1.1m cap hit this upcoming season and had a 2023 OTC Valuation of $4.12m (+2.65m value). Not one of the five I would keep but still an interesting wrinkle.
Lucas and Cross would be two of the obvious players if not for the questions around them. With Lucas it's about the knee issue and surgery. Meanwhile, Cross's ineffective rookie run blocking slipped further last year rather than improving and I'd want to know why.
The five I would keep right now: JSN, Bradford, Olu, Bobo, Charbs. Walker barely misses the cut due to the shorter contract and I am slightly devaluing 2024 in the hope that we rebuild a bit.
