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Re: How do the NBA salary cap rules really work?
« Reply #105 on: June 01, 2023, 01:06:10 PM »

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When will the Celtics be able to trade Grant Williams and his "cap hold" of $6 million during this offseason? Is it necessary for him to secure a new contract or settle for the qualifying offer prior to being traded?

Correct.  Unlike in the NHL, you can't trade a player's "rights". 

If we sign and trade him immediately, we become hard-capped at the luxury tax apron.

If we sign him to a qualifying offer or a new deal, it's at least December 15, and may be January 15.


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Re: How do the NBA salary cap rules really work?
« Reply #106 on: June 01, 2023, 06:14:29 PM »

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When will the Celtics be able to trade Grant Williams and his "cap hold" of $6 million during this offseason? Is it necessary for him to secure a new contract or settle for the qualifying offer prior to being traded?

Correct.  Unlike in the NHL, you can't trade a player's "rights". 

If we sign and trade him immediately, we become hard-capped at the luxury tax apron.

If we sign him to a qualifying offer or a new deal, it's at least December 15, and may be January 15.

Thank you. If that's the case, it would seem that Grant can simply walk, and the Celtics get nothing.
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Re: How do the NBA salary cap rules really work?
« Reply #107 on: June 01, 2023, 06:23:32 PM »

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Re: How do the NBA salary cap rules really work?
« Reply #108 on: June 01, 2023, 06:27:43 PM »

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When will the Celtics be able to trade Grant Williams and his "cap hold" of $6 million during this offseason? Is it necessary for him to secure a new contract or settle for the qualifying offer prior to being traded?

Correct.  Unlike in the NHL, you can't trade a player's "rights". 

If we sign and trade him immediately, we become hard-capped at the luxury tax apron.

If we sign him to a qualifying offer or a new deal, it's at least December 15, and may be January 15.

Thank you. If that's the case, it would seem that Grant can simply walk, and the Celtics get nothing.
He's an restricted free agent, so that's not entirely true.
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Re: How do the NBA salary cap rules really work?
« Reply #109 on: July 12, 2023, 12:17:33 PM »

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So old CBA had a enhanced repeater tax:   if over the apron 3 out of 4 years, repeater rate would kick in for year 5.

New CBA has a similar enhanced repeater tax for being over the 2nd apron - so far so good.

Here's my question:

Say the last two years Team A was over the apron - do those 2 years count under the new 2nd apron look back period, OR

did every team's "clock" reset back to zero years under the new CBA rules?


Re: How do the NBA salary cap rules really work?
« Reply #110 on: July 12, 2023, 12:22:34 PM »

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New topic:

So old CBA had a enhanced repeater tax:   if over the apron 3 out of 4 years, repeater rate would kick in for year 5.

New CBA has a similar enhanced repeater tax for being over the 2nd apron - so far so good.

Here's my question:

Say the last two years Team A was over the apron - do those 2 years count under the new 2nd apron look back period, OR

did every team's "clock" reset back to zero years under the new CBA rules?

I don’t know the answer for sure, but my guess is that the clock would not reset, in part because the new CBA has kept the original tax brackets for the next two seasons, and then is updating them.  So it would appear the intent would be for things to continue as they were and transition into the new system, rather than have an abrupt change.

If my hotel WiFi worked, I’d pull up the CBA on my laptop, but there’s no way I’m finding out that answer on my phone.

Re: How do the NBA salary cap rules really work?
« Reply #111 on: July 12, 2023, 12:23:01 PM »

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New topic:

So old CBA had a enhanced repeater tax:   if over the apron 3 out of 4 years, repeater rate would kick in for year 5.

New CBA has a similar enhanced repeater tax for being over the 2nd apron - so far so good.

Here's my question:

Say the last two years Team A was over the apron - do those 2 years count under the new 2nd apron look back period, OR

did every team's "clock" reset back to zero years under the new CBA rules?

I don't think there is a look back period for the 2nd apron.  I think it's only prospective.  The draft pick freeze and related penalties go into effect in 2024-2025, so even this season doesn't "count" toward the 2A repeater penalties.

Now, related to *first apron* repeater financial penalties, I assume those still continue as under the old CBA.


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Re: How do the NBA salary cap rules really work?
« Reply #112 on: July 12, 2023, 12:52:05 PM »

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New topic:

So old CBA had a enhanced repeater tax:   if over the apron 3 out of 4 years, repeater rate would kick in for year 5.

New CBA has a similar enhanced repeater tax for being over the 2nd apron - so far so good.

Here's my question:

Say the last two years Team A was over the apron - do those 2 years count under the new 2nd apron look back period, OR

did every team's "clock" reset back to zero years under the new CBA rules?

I don't think there is a look back period for the 2nd apron.  I think it's only prospective.  The draft pick freeze and related penalties go into effect in 2024-2025, so even this season doesn't "count" toward the 2A repeater penalties.

Now, related to *first apron* repeater financial penalties, I assume those still continue as under the old CBA.

Ya this is right, 2nd apron draft pick penalty begins in 24-25, but repeater tax is penalties already in effect and counts years played under the old CBA. This makes sense tho, the current tax rules haven't changed much but the 2nd apron thing is new. Wouldn't make sense to punish teams for past instances of a new rule.

One thing that is changing is the severity of the penalties. Beginning in the 25-26 season (the first year the c's could be in the repeater" the repeater tax rates take a large jump from their current levels. The tax per dollar would be 3.0/3.25/5.5/6.75 for the first 4 repeater brackets starting in 25-26. That's even more punitive than the current repeater tax, and FAR more punitive than the current non repeater tax the c's will pay in 23-24 which is just 1.5/1.75/2.5/3.25 for the first four brackets.

Re: How do the NBA salary cap rules really work?
« Reply #113 on: July 12, 2023, 12:55:55 PM »

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New topic:

So old CBA had a enhanced repeater tax:   if over the apron 3 out of 4 years, repeater rate would kick in for year 5.

New CBA has a similar enhanced repeater tax for being over the 2nd apron - so far so good.

Here's my question:

Say the last two years Team A was over the apron - do those 2 years count under the new 2nd apron look back period, OR

did every team's "clock" reset back to zero years under the new CBA rules?

I don't think there is a look back period for the 2nd apron.  I think it's only prospective.  The draft pick freeze and related penalties go into effect in 2024-2025, so even this season doesn't "count" toward the 2A repeater penalties.

Now, related to *first apron* repeater financial penalties, I assume those still continue as under the old CBA.

Ya this is right, 2nd apron draft pick penalty begins in 24-25, but repeater tax is penalties already in effect.

One thing that is changing is the severity of the penalties. Beginning in the 25-26 season (the first year the c's could be in the repeater" the repeater tax rates take a large jump from their current levels. The tax per dollar would be 3.0/3.25/5.5/6.75 for repeaters starting in 25-26. That's even more punitive than the current repeater tax.

My question:  why did a union that is adamantly opposed to a hard cap agree to this CBA so peacefully?

Those repeater tax penalties + the second apron financial restrictions + draft pick penalties are a de facto hard cap.  Yes, the richest teams can exceed it every once in awhile, but no team can live above the second apron like they used to.


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Re: How do the NBA salary cap rules really work?
« Reply #114 on: March 05, 2024, 05:16:02 PM »

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Looking at next year,  is there any real advantage to being just barely under the 2nd apron (say by $100K)  vs.   being over the 2nd apron?

Obviously the bigger the payroll the more you pay in monetary luxury tax.
And if over the 2nd apron you start your team's clock for maybe getting a future 1st round draft pick pushed to the end of the draft.

But in terms of wheeling and dealing, if you are already up against the 2nd apron, isn't that very similar to being over the 2nd apron in terms of limitations?

What am I missing here?

Re: How do the NBA salary cap rules really work?
« Reply #115 on: March 05, 2024, 05:16:54 PM »

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Re: How do the NBA salary cap rules really work?
« Reply #116 on: March 05, 2024, 05:21:49 PM »

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Looking at next year,  is there any real advantage to being just barely under the 2nd apron (say by $100K)  vs.   being over the 2nd apron?

Obviously the bigger the payroll the more you pay in monetary luxury tax.
And if over the 2nd apron you start your team's clock for maybe getting a future 1st round draft pick pushed to the end of the draft.

But in terms of wheeling and dealing, if you are already up against the 2nd apron, isn't that very similar to being over the 2nd apron in terms of limitations?

What am I missing here?


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Re: How do the NBA salary cap rules really work?
« Reply #117 on: March 05, 2024, 05:22:49 PM »

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Looking at next year,  is there any real advantage to being just barely under the 2nd apron (say by $100K)  vs.   being over the 2nd apron?

Obviously the bigger the payroll the more you pay in monetary luxury tax.
And if over the 2nd apron you start your team's clock for maybe getting a future 1st round draft pick pushed to the end of the draft.

But in terms of wheeling and dealing, if you are already up against the 2nd apron, isn't that very similar to being over the 2nd apron in terms of limitations?

What am I missing here?

You can go above the second apron with no long-term penalties (draft pick restrictions) once every several years.  The advantage to being under next year is that it would let us be over in a future year without penalty.  It seems a given the Celtics will be over at least once in the next two seasons, so dodging it next year means that in 2025-2026, when Tatum’s supermax kicks in, we could go into the second apron more safely.

In other words, if it’s a $100k issue to get under the apron, they should get under it.  If it’s millions, probably they’ll wind up in it.