Coon seems adamant they don't:
http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q67
Yet this article suggests otherwise:
https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2022/02/hoops-rumors-glossary-buyouts-3.html
Could somebody clarify please?
Many thanks,
Daniel
Do buyouts affect the salary cap?
Do buyouts affect the salary cap?
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Garf wrote:Coon seems adamant they don't:
http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q67
Yet this article suggests otherwise:
https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2022/02/hoops-rumors-glossary-buyouts-3.html
Could somebody clarify please?
Many thanks,
Daniel
I think you misread Coon. A buyout wouid change the amount of guaranteed salary, which is what would apply to the team salary cap. If a player would be owed $10m for a full season, but agrees to give up $3m in salary in a buyout, then his guaranteed salary would be $7m, which would result in a change to the team salary.