OKC is in such a great situation with two fringe all star level players on Rookie deals.
When was the last time a contender had something like this ?
Haha. Literally the OKC Thunder. Durant, Harden, and Westbrook were all on rookie deals when they went to the nba finals.
This is also why OKC is actually NOT in a good position today.
Durant was in his 5th season when OKC made the finals. He was on his first year of his rookie max extension.
Yes. Meant to say Durant was in the ‘SGA position’, on his rookie extension. With the two other on rookie deals about to come up.
It’s exactly the same situation. That was the entire point of my comment.
So who’s the Harden in this scenario that gets traded?
The graph isn’t fully correct.
The source of your data includes camp invites who’ll be cut before the season starts and won’t count towards the cap on final rosters.
Also, not all salaries count towards the cap e.g. Two way players.
But it’s cool visualisation.
The source of your data includes camp invites who’ll be cut before the season starts and won’t count towards the cap on final rosters.
I just checked a couple of rosters I knew and thought it was correct. Thank you for the feedback.
Not every roster has camp invites yet and/or signed two way players. So for skme teams it’s correct for some trans it’s incorrect. The best time to confirm team salaries is just before the season starts.
I would try Sports Trac NBA: https://www.spotrac.com/nba/cap/_/year/2024/sort/cap_maximum_space
They have rankings of teams based on salaries and also based on cap which aren’t necessarily the same.
Thank you for the info. I would like to know one more thing if you don’t mind. As I understand cap hold is the amount that counts towards the cal until the team either renounces the bird rights or re-signs them. Why do some teams have players that haven’t played in years under the cap hold?
NBA would have even more parity if they didn’t have such a soft cap. This just goes to show that contending teams (or at least the ones that are trying) don’t really care about this apron stuff.
LOLHeat
So can someone explain to an idiot why dont every team go over second apron? I am from Europe and I have no clues about salary caps or whatever you call this bullshit.
Let say I am the richest man in the world and I buy GSW. Can I bring one more superstar in the team or not?
There is a mechanism to freeze your picks. You won’t be able to bring good rookies.
Can someone explain to me the difference between Phoenix and GSW, how are Suns being punished now that they are so much over the second apron? Why not every rich owner just do the same as Phoenix?