NBA Salary Cap Could Rise To $90M In 2016, $105 In 2017

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 9:35 pm

The NBA's salary cap could jump from $90 million in 2016-17 to as much as $105 million the year after, according to sources.

It would give teams a chance to add players without going into the luxury tax.

Via Zach Lowe/Grantland

rickrolled · Post #2 » by **rickrolled** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:45 pm

disgusting

Liberal · Post #3 » by **Liberal** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:35 pm

Maybe the next cba will be time to get rid of the soft cap n luxury tax and just have a hard cap!?

digcom99 · Post #4 » by **digcom99** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:41 pm

rickrolled wrote:disgusting

why is that disgusting?

this is the free market system.

Winsome Gerbil · Post #5 » by **Winsome Gerbil** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:52 pm

and they are seriously going to strike with that going on?

Yo players, the goose is laying golden eggs! Lots of them! Leave it be!

LBJKBD12 · Post #6 » by **LBJKBD12** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 12:11 am

Kevin Durant and Lebron James to the Lakers in 2016 book it, Wesbtbrook to join in 2017.

dautjazz · Post #7 » by **dautjazz** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 12:45 am

Wonder what the minimum will be? It's going to be hard for some teams to suddenly go from a 60M payroll to a 100M payroll, there are only so many players you can sign. FA's for those summers are gonna get PAID!

MrNYYNYGNYK · Post #8 » by **MrNYYNYGNYK** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 3:15 am

It's going to be really crazy some teams will go from big 3's to big 4's!

jlokine · Post #9 » by **jlokine** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 4:51 am

LBJKBD12 wrote:Kevin Durant and Lebron James to the Lakers in 2016 book it, Wesbtbrook to join in 2017.

i dont think cleveland can host another lebron jersey burning.

Pukovnik · Post #10 » by **Pukovnik** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 10:23 am

This is going to be a disaster for so many small market teams. No chance in hell they can compete with the teams from the bigger markets who could go easily to 100 mil without paying taxes.

EArl · Post #11 » by **EArl** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 3:01 pm

i love it.

Good for players as well so they can get their actual value.

nikster · Post #12 » by **nikster** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 6:33 pm

Pukovnik wrote:This is going to be a disaster for so many small market teams. No chance in hell they can compete with the teams from the bigger markets who could go easily to 100 mil without paying taxes.

or it would allow small market teams to keep teams together without paying taxes...like OKC

2thehoopand1 · Post #13 » by **2thehoopand1** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 6:39 pm

rickrolled wrote:disgusting

I hate getting rick rolled

2thehoopand1 · Post #14 » by **2thehoopand1** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 6:40 pm

jlokine wrote:
LBJKBD12 wrote:Kevin Durant and Lebron James to the Lakers in 2016 book it, Wesbtbrook to join in 2017.

i dont think cleveland can host another lebron jersey burning.

They going try

2thehoopand1 · Post #15 » by **2thehoopand1** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 6:42 pm

Great I hope Pat sticks around a year or two more to fill out a contending roster.

AingesBurner · Post #16 » by **AingesBurner** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 8:51 pm

LBJKBD12 wrote:Kevin Durant and Lebron James to the Lakers in 2016 book it, Wesbtbrook to join in 2017.

Dont see that happening, Lakers should actually build a team through the draft and sign KD, they will continue to run the issues they currently have and they will compete with teams such as the Jazz who have built a team and contending. LBJ will be 32 and on the decline as well, why spend money on him, especially big money? And what will be the coaching situation, thats a big question too?

MRxBLACK · Post #17 » by **MRxBLACK** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 11:43 pm

MrNYYNYGNYK wrote:It's going to be really crazy some teams will go from big 3's to big 4's!

Not really. Salaries will skyrocket too.

Rashidi · Post #18 » by **Rashidi** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 6:37 pm

nikster wrote:
Pukovnik wrote:This is going to be a disaster for so many small market teams. No chance in hell they can compete with the teams from the bigger markets who could go easily to 100 mil without paying taxes.

or it would allow small market teams to keep teams together without paying taxes...like OKC

Not in the slightest. What's the difference between paying 90M versus paying 80M and being 10M over the tax line?

Max contract values are determined by the cap. Star players are still going to get the same percentage of the cap that they always have, which means big fours will still not be possible.

rousa27 · Post #19 » by **rousa27** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 4:26 am

LBJKBD12 wrote:Kevin Durant and Lebron James to the Lakers in 2016 book it, Wesbtbrook to join in 2017.

More likely for Durant to join LeBron and Kyrie in Cleveland in 2016. Don't see Durant wanting to play with Westbrook again, that clearly never worked. Both scenarios are pretty dumb but no way in h ell LeBron is ever leaving Cleveland again.