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✅💵Cap Space: Most teams do not have cap space. Most teams are in the “Positive Tax” range. When a team is a cap space team they want to make sure to start free agency with a lot of of it because the only signing exception a cap space team has is the room exception. The room exception is valued at around $8M in 2024-25. A team with cap space would like to have a lot of it, and you can use cap space freely until you have none left (assuming cap holds are renounced after).
✅💵Between Cap and Tax: In the positive zone of the salary cap. In this zone a team has access to the Non-Tax Midlevel exception and the bi-annual exception. The non-tax midlevel exception in 2024-25 is $12.8M and the bi-annual exception is $4.7M. Most NBA Teams are in this space.
✅💵Between Tax and 1st Apron: Still in the positive, but very close to the 1st Apron
Hard Cap: Teams are hard capped if they do a sign and trade, use their non-tax mle, or use their bi-annual exception (BIE). Hard cap means a team cannot cross the 1st apron if it is triggered. There’s also triggers to be hard capped at the 2nd apron.
Ex. Mavs completed a sign and trade for Klay Thompson and can’t exceed the 1st apron
❌💵1st Apron: This is the beginning of what I call the negative zone. Team only has access to the Tax Midlevel exception to sign free agents. The tax midlevel exception i
64In this post we go over Restricted Free Agency, Qualifying Offers, Bird Rights, Pick Protection, and Luxury Tax. Part 2 will be posted soon and will consist of Pick Swaps, Trade Exceptions, and Mid Level Exceptions (Signing Exceptions)
If you have any questions pertaining to part 1 please drop your comments below or dm me. By doing these posts I hope you can have a further understanding of NBA rules and regulations!
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Some Extra Things I did not cover in the physical post⬇️
-Legalizing Marijuana🍃💨
NBA players will no longer be prohibited for marijuana. It's been removed from the anti-drug testing program.
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-Investing in the NBA/WNBA Teams💰🤑
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-Promoting Sports betting, Cannabis companies💰💸
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-More Trade and Spending opportunities for small/middle market teams (Larger Trade Exceptions and new and expanded cap exceptions)📈💵
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-There is an increase in two-way contract slots, jumping from two to three per team🤝3️⃣
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-Players attending the NBA Draft Combine will have to go undergo physical exams before 🏥😷
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There is a lot going on here, so it can be overwhelming, just read in portions😁
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What do you think of the new CBA???
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Salary Cap Timeline: Easy to understand functions/view of the NBA Salary Cap 2024-25
✅💵Cap Space: Most teams do not have cap space. Most teams are in the “Positive Tax” range. When a team is a cap space team they want to make sure to start free agency with a lot of of it because the only signing exception a cap space team has is the room exception. The room exception is valued at around $8M in 2024-25. A team with cap space would like to have a lot of it, and you can use cap space freely until you have none left (assuming cap holds are renounced after).
✅💵Between Cap and Tax: In the positive zone of the salary cap. In this zone a team has access to the Non-Tax Midlevel exception and the bi-annual exception. The non-tax midlevel exception in 2024-25 is $12.8M and the bi-annual exception is $4.7M. Most NBA Teams are in this space.
✅💵Between Tax and 1st Apron: Still in the positive, but very close to the 1st Apron
Hard Cap: Teams are hard capped if they do a sign and trade, use their non-tax mle, or use their bi-annual exception (BIE). Hard cap means a team cannot cross the 1st apron if it is triggered. There’s also triggers to be hard capped at the 2nd apron.
Ex. Mavs completed a sign and trade for Klay Thompson and can’t exceed the 1st apron
❌💵1st Apron: This is the beginning of what I call the negative zone. Team only has access to the Tax Midlevel exception to sign free agents. The tax midlevel exception i
7 months ago
Learning about rules, restrictions, and terms of NBA Front Offices (PART 1): The Less Complicated Part…
In this post we go over Restricted Free Agency, Qualifying Offers, Bird Rights, Pick Protection, and Luxury Tax. Part 2 will be posted soon and will consist of Pick Swaps, Trade Exceptions, and Mid Level Exceptions (Signing Exceptions)
If you have any questions pertaining to part 1 please drop your comments below or dm me. By doing these posts I hope you can have a further understanding of NBA rules and regulations!
If you want to see more content like this please save the post by clicking the bookmark icon on the right!
7 months ago
Review of the New CBA: I tried my best to make these in portions so people could understand😁
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Some Extra Things I did not cover in the physical post⬇️
-Legalizing Marijuana🍃💨
NBA players will no longer be prohibited for marijuana. It's been removed from the anti-drug testing program.
🏀
-Investing in the NBA/WNBA Teams💰🤑
🏀
-Promoting Sports betting, Cannabis companies💰💸
🏀
-More Trade and Spending opportunities for small/middle market teams (Larger Trade Exceptions and new and expanded cap exceptions)📈💵
🏀
-There is an increase in two-way contract slots, jumping from two to three per team🤝3️⃣
🏀
-Players attending the NBA Draft Combine will have to go undergo physical exams before 🏥😷
🏀
There is a lot going on here, so it can be overwhelming, just read in portions😁
🏀
What do you think of the new CBA???
7 months ago