Historic salary cap increase set

[Scoot26]

As expected...

After a meeting this week failed to produce a compromise, the NBA is now preparing itself for the largest salary-cap jump in league history for the 2016-17 season.

It's a move that could have significant implications for potential 2016 free agents such as Kevin Durant and LeBron James as well as teams that have positioned themselves to have cap space, most notably the Los Angeles Lakers andNew York Knicks.


The NBA announced Wednesday that the players' union formally rejected a so-called "cap-smoothing" proposal that would pay players the same 51 percent of basketball-related income they get under the current collective-bargaining agreement, while artificially lowering the cap over several years. The plan was put forth to manage the influx of revenue that is coming with the $24 billion television deal that begins after next season.


NBA teams using internal data are projecting the salary cap to jump to between $88 million and $92 million per team, sources told ESPN. To compare, this season the cap is set at $63 million and next season it is projected to land at about $66 million. To put it into perspective, the largest salary-cap jump in history is $7 million in one season. What happens in 2016 could triple that leap.


Owners have been trying to avoid such a spike because it would dramatically raise salary levels for free agents that season. James, for example, could take his salary from about $22 million next season to around $30 million if he signs for the maximum salary in 2016.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...y-cap-smoothing-historic-cap-increase-nba-set

 

[Scoot26]

The Bulls currently had 49 million committed in salary in 2016... Of course that will rise with Butler's extension this offseason.

Noah will be off the books then... hard to say exactly what the situation will look like.

Of course players in general will be looking for more money meaning we will start seeing bench players make a hell lot more money.

Rose, Gasol, Gibson, and Niko are in the last year of his contract that season and as of right now the Bulls only have 3 million in committed salaries in 2017-18 lol...

 

[clonetrooper264]

This changes nothing in terms of who we can get. It just means a guy like Kirk Hinrich can make 6M instead of 2M.

 

[Scoot26]

This changes nothing in terms of who we can get. It just means a guy like Kirk Hinrich can make 6M instead of 2M.

Well yeah Miami will probably have 90 million in cap space and offer 40 mil each to two superstars and be done with it.