LeBron about to get paid like a fucking baseball player
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Raptors Salary Cap Situation (and planning for the future)
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Most likely reason union didn't want smoothing -- it takes years to implement, and they're going to opt-out in 2017. This way they get big
— Larry Coon (@LarryCoon) March 11, 2015
...cap jump in 2016, then (assuming season not cancelled) a new CBA in 2017 that deals with the money in a way they'd consider to be fair.
— Larry Coon (@LarryCoon) March 11, 2015
You know who gets screwed the most from this? Rank and file players who don't have many years left in the league. Under smoothing they would
— Larry Coon (@LarryCoon) March 11, 2015
...have gotten a big shortfall check in 2016-17. But this way, all the 2016 money goes to 2016 free agents. Playes need to be in the league
— Larry Coon (@LarryCoon) March 11, 2015
...past 2017 to reap the benefits. Players whose last years in the league are 2016-17 or 2017-18 will miss out. This is why I'm surprised
— Larry Coon (@LarryCoon) March 11, 2015
...that the union vote was unanimous to reject smoothing. I doubt if was a truly informed decision on the part of 450+ players.
— Larry Coon (@LarryCoon) March 11, 2015
Other potential factor in this decision is agents. If players paid more money via shortfall check, do agents get their cut?
— Larry Coon (@LarryCoon) March 11, 2015
One more bad factor in this -- it incentivizes signing short contracts, so less security of total money locked-in. Players have to choose
— Larry Coon (@LarryCoon) March 11, 2015
...between job security of a longer deal and greater upside if they sign a shorter deal now and a bigger deal in 2016.
— Larry Coon (@LarryCoon) March 11, 2015
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The downside there, though, is that players in the free-agent class of 2016 will benefit disproportionately from the new TV money. Even teams that have been dealing with luxury-tax concerns will be free and clear under the new cap number, for that one glorious summer.
In fact, only seven teams have $40 million or more committed past next year—Chicago, Golden State, Houston, the Clippers, New York, Oklahoma City, and Washington. Of those, only the Clippers (at about $58 million) are over $50 million in commitments.
That means that 23 teams currently have the potential to enter the 2016 free-agency period with at least $50 million in cap space. Six figure to have around $40 million. And one will have almost $30 million.
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mcHAPPY wrote: View Post2016 is going to make 2010 look boring.
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mcHAPPY wrote: View Post2016 is going to make 2010 look boring.
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CalgaryRapsFan wrote: View PostDepending how it all plays out, some teams could wind up looking very strategic in hind-sight, if they decided to dabble in free agency this coming offseason and/or the 2017 offseason, avoiding what is surely going to be an extreme crazy, unpredictable, over-paying 2016 offseason.
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CalgaryRapsFan wrote: View PostDepending how it all plays out, some teams could wind up looking very strategic in hind-sight, if they decided to dabble in free agency this coming offseason and/or the 2017 offseason, avoiding what is surely going to be an extreme crazy, unpredictable, over-paying 2016 offseason.
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TPE right now is 6.5M. But will need to disappear by July 10th if they want any cap space.
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There is the option of re-signing or sign-and-trading Amir/Lou (for what, I don't know, but maybe with a pick or two it could be significant), staying over the cap, using the TPE to trade for a SnT guy (Joseph?) and then adding a role player with the MLE.
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DanH wrote: View PostThere is the option of re-signing or sign-and-trading Amir/Lou (for what, I don't know, but maybe with a pick or two it could be significant), staying over the cap, using the TPE to trade for a SnT guy (Joseph?) and then adding a role player with the MLE.
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