there are restrictions to what you can do if you cross the luxury tax line but are below the apron. And they include not using the full MLE, the BAE, or do S&Ts. For all intents and purpose, the number we need to be concerned with is 132 mil
If we only have 3 million left, we cannot even use the full BAE. Giving Hood that 4 million raise really fucked with our salary situation.
the restriction Portland is limited to now is the apron. They can still use the BAE as long as they remain under the apron. It's pretty simple right now...they are hard-capped at the apron
Actually, this is the right take. If we use the BAE/MLE or do a S&T, and we are above the apron, we commit to being "below the apron", which just makes us hard capped at the apron. Although I suspect they want to remain under the tax line, for repeater purposes.
http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q20 We are fine as long as we don't cross the apron, we are "hard-capped" at it. But again, I'd imagine we'd want to stay under the tax line by the end of the season for repeater purposes.
All those restrictions apply to the apron of 138 and having to stay under. We don't need to worry about 132. Unless, as BRoy stated, we want to stay under the tax.
I really really really like the idea of signing Batum to be our backup point guard. He looked absolutely washed last season, but come on, he knows the system, Stotts knows how to use him, and he won't need to play a lot. Great way to revitalize his career. He's only 31! He shouldn't be this washed.
Damian Lillard $31,626,953 C.J. McCollum $29,354,152 Jusuf Nurkic $14,138,889 Zach Collins $5,406,255 Anfernee Simons $2,252,040 Nassir Little $2,210,640 Gary Trent Jr. $1,663,861 Andrew Nicholson $2,844,430 Anderson Varejao $1,913,345 Robert Covington $12,138,345 Rodney Hood $10,047,450 Derrick Jones Jr. $9,268,293 Enes Kanter $5,005,350 approximately 127.8M who am I missing besides Elleby? What did I add wrong? I also question if Nurkic's salary is correct because that seems to assume he's credited for his likely incentives. Maybe his salary is about 2 million less? adding Elleby puts the Blazers up to about 129M. Which would leave slightly less that 10M in room under the apron
Batum, IIRC has avoided multiple serious injuries but he has had constant nagging injories every year of his career. I think that takes a toll.
Blazers current salary cap (11 players) - $126,622,003. Most people are using Nurkic's salary at $14,138,889, but IIRC his salary will be $12,888,889 because his bonus incentive will drop off the cap this year due to him missing so many games last year Luxury tax line - $132,627,000 Current space below the luxury tax - $6,004,997 If I were to guess, I'd say they try to do everything to stay below the tax, and they probably go into the season at 14 players on the roster, and have Elleby on a 2-way. That leaves 3 spots to fill with the vet mins and BAE. Gabriel @ Min = $1,620,564 1 yr player (i.e Bowman) @ Min = $1,445,697 Leaves $2,938,736 for 1 more player to be used with portion of the BAE if needed. If I was in charge, I'd use that on Skal. BTW.. 1st post. Long time lurker, but made the move over from Realgm. Edit: I see Wiz beat me to this.. Same story new forum
he'd be pretty damn great as a backup PG but I suspect the BAE wouldn't be enough as it stands right now, a dream finish would be Rondo at PG and Illyasova for a PF vet minimum. Won't happen of course but those are the two gaping holes in the roster IMO
I'd also consider bringing back Pat Connaughton as a bench guy...he's on the market but what we need is probably a Jeremy Lin pt guard on the bench....if Batum came cheap he'd be serviceable in spot minutes...Connaughton is younger
Welcome! good post....I'd pass on Skal though ....he has knee red flags that scare me for a skinny big guy
