07-26-2023, 12:27 AM
(07-25-2023, 03:53 PM)F Gump Wrote: Wishful. But your math (or understanding of how NBA cap and payroll works) is way off.
If the cap is $200M, the other payment levels increase too. Each supermax (35%) will be $70M, for a total of $140M for 2. You may think $60M for the rest of the team would be sufficient, but each MLE-sized deal then will cost $18.25M each. Each veteran minimum will be $3M or more.
If we just talk about splitting the 200M cap on 2 supermaxes, plus as many MLE guys as possible, it looks like this:
supermax 70
supermax 70
MLE 18.25
under MLE 11.75
10 minimums 30
The 200M wouldn't begin to scratch the surface, so you'd work over the cap to try to add talent. But the point is that ALL the contract levels go way up when the cap goes up, at the same pace. Going on up to the tax line, you can spend more, and amend the above to make the "under MLE" into a full MLE, and add 2 more MLE's -- and just that fast, you're out of money.
Your roster? Supermax (2), MLE [today's $12-13M players you mentioned] (4), minimums (8).
I think my understanding of NBA math is just fine
I said second apron would be 200 mil, not salary cap. An increase of less than 10 % in 2 years. Two supermax deals today are 100 mil, 2 supermax deals with projected increase will be roughly 110 mil (as I said).I consider second apron as a hard cap where contenders will be. If you are giving away multiple supermax deals and want to be a contender, you will have to spend up to the second apron.
To make math easier and not complicate with 2 seasons ahead. Second apron today is 182 mil. 2 supermax deals are roughly 100 mil. This leaves 80 mil for rest of the roster. Easily 5 players with an average salary of 13 mil (65 mil) and the remaining 15 mil for rookies and vet min deals.