<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The NBA salary cap will jump from $40.5 million to $43.8 million for the 2003-2004 season, ESPN's David Aldridge reports, a financial bonanza for signed veteran players and free agents. For example, Jermaine O'Neal, who re-signed with the Indiana Pacers for $122 million, now goes to $126 million. And Nets star Jason Kidd's salary jumps $4 million to $103 million. The mid-level exception for veteran players such as Gary Payton rises to $4.91 million. The new figure also aids teams like Miami and Utah, which lost big-name stars to free agency but will now have significant cap room to sign players.</div> For complete story click here http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2003/0715/1580996.html