06-10-2021, 03:21 PM
(06-10-2021, 12:42 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: If Cuban isn't willing to go into the lux tax anymore, that makes a lot of contract decisions horrible!
That´s the main difference. In the past Cuban used his money to make up for bad trades or signings. A bigger payroll can compensate for some front office short comings. At least somewhat comparable to the current Clippers. That´s the advantage of a soft cap. At least for guys like Ballmer.
Big difference: In the 2000s only three teams went deep into luxury tax range. Mavs, Knicks and Lakers. Mavs still rank 3rd all time in luxury tax spendings (no tax after the championship). Knicks rank 1st. Followed by the Cavs (LeBron teams 2007-2009, 2014-2017). In recent years the Warriors and Thunder went deep into the tax.