RealGM Wolves Capology

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2025-26

Salary Cap: $154,647,000
Luxury Tax Threshold: $187,897,000
First Apron: $195,946,000
Second Apron: $207,825,000
Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception (NTMLE): $14,104,000
Room Mid-Level Exception (Room MLE): $8,781,000
Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception (Tax MLE): $5,685,000
Veteran Minimum Exception (2 year): $2,296,274

(I just wanted to put this someplace handy)

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https://www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/MIN.html

Using BBRef, MIN has a payroll of $192,331,959. Add in the #17 pick, ($3.5 x 120%) =$4.2 mil so $196.53 for 14 players.

Possible changes:
Randle rejects $30.9 Player Option. New deal?
Naz Reid rejects $15 mil Player Option. New deal?
Nickiel Alexander Walker. New deal?
Another vet min ($2.3) to roster 15?
[Garza ($2.35) or Minott ($2.19) might be replaced with other vet min, but since that’s close to vet min, I’m skipping]

So if I remove $45.9 from $196.5, our payroll is $150.6 without Randle, Naz, or NAW. We can pay the three up to ..

Luxury Tax Threshold: $187.9-$150.6=$37.3. (Randle $30 + NAW $7 maybe?)
First Apron: $196-$150.6=$45.4 (Randle $30 + Naz $15 maybe?)
Second Apron: $207.8-$150.6=$57.2. (Randle $30 + Naz $18 + NAW $9)

I think the first two would really be asking players to take a cut back in their salaries to stay. I would hope new ownership is willing to pay up to the second apron and keep the team together, considering two straight WCF visits, and maybe more!