How do decreasing salaries work???

[bstein14]

I know if a team signs its own FA there can be 10.5% raises from the base salary of year one.

Is this the exact same way it works for decreasing salaries?

For example, Warriors wanted to give Baron Davis a 6 year deal starting at $17 million...

10.5% of $17 million is $1.785 million, so could his salary decrease by that amount each season? ...

08-09: $17.000
09-10: $15.215
10-11: $13.430
11-12: $11.645
12-13: $9.860
13-14: $8.075
TOTAL 6 years just over $75 million.

Would this deal work under the cap?

[Three34]

The maximum percentages for decreases are the same as they are for increases.