Originally Published: October 31, 2011 Team-by-team salary-cap savings How much cash and cap room each team would clear by using amnesty clause By Chad Ford ESPN.com Like in most lockout-related matters, the amnesty clause that figures to be a part of the next collective bargaining agreement is all about the money. More specifically, the amount it can save each club. http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/stor...56960&_slug_=nba-teams-savings-amnesty-clause --------------------------------------------------------- Can Someone Please Post the rest of this article...
Like in most lockout-related matters, the amnesty clause that figures to be a part of the next collective bargaining agreement is all about the money. More specifically, the amount it can save each club. By using the provision, which is expected to allow teams to reduce their luxury tax as well as lower the salary cap hit by 75 percent of the waived player's salary, some teams can save money and have more cap space to play with. We've already laid out what each team is likely to do. Now here is how much each team could save and the cap room expected to be available, assuming a 2011-12 salary cap of $58 million. ATLANTA HAWKS Most likely amnesty cut: Marvin Williams Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $17.5 million Projected cap room in 2011-12: None BOSTON CELTICS Most likely amnesty cut: None Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): None Projected cap room in 2011-12: None CHARLOTTE BOBCATS Most likely amnesty cut: DeSagana Diop Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $10.7 million Projected cap room in 2011-12: $9.5 million CHICAGO BULLS Most likely amnesty cut: None Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): None Projected cap room in 2011-12: None CLEVELAND CAVALIERS Most likely amnesty cut: Baron Davis Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $19.2 million Projected cap room in 2011-12: None DALLAS MAVERICKS Most likely amnesty cut: None Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): None Projected cap room in 2011-12: None DENVER NUGGETS Most likely amnesty cut: Al Harrington Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $12.4 million Projected cap room in 2011-12: $30 million DETROIT PISTONS Most likely amnesty cut: Charlie Villanueva Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $18 million Projected cap room in 2011-12: $15 million GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS Most likely amnesty cut: Charlie Bell Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $3.1 million Projected cap room in 2011-12: $10 million HOUSTON ROCKETS Most likely amnesty cut: None Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): None Projected cap room in 2011-12: $6 million INDIANA PACERS Most likely amnesty cut: Dahntay Jones Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $4.2 million Projected cap room in 2011-12: $23 million LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS Most likely amnesty cut: Ryan Gomes Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $6 million Projected cap room in 2011-12: $15.5 million LOS ANGELES LAKERS Most likely amnesty cut: Luke Walton Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $8.6 million Projected cap room in 2011-12: None MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES Most likely amnesty cut: None Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): None Projected cap room in 2011-12: None MIAMI HEAT Most likely amnesty cut: Mike Miller Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $18 million Projected cap room in 2011-12: None MILWAUKEE BUCKS Most likely amnesty cut: Beno Udrih Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $10.7 million Projected cap room in 2011-12: $1.5 million MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES Most likely amnesty cut: None Long-term savings: None Projected cap room in 2011-12: $5.5 million NEW JERSEY NETS Most likely amnesty cut: Travis Outlaw Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $21 million Projected cap room in 2011-12: $21.5 million NEW ORLEANS HORNETS Most likely amnesty cut: None Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): None Projected cap room in 2011-12: $10 million NEW YORK KNICKS Most likely amnesty cut: Renaldo Balkman Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $2.5 million Projected cap room in 2011-12: None OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER Most likely amnesty cut: None Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): None Projected cap room in 2011-12: $8 million ORLANDO MAGIC Most likely amnesty cut: Gilbert Arenas Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $46.8 million Projected cap room in 2011-12: None PHILADELPHIA 76ERS Most likely amnesty cut: Andres Nocioni Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $5 million Projected cap room in 2011-12: $7.5 million PHOENIX SUNS Most likely amnesty cut: Josh Childress Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $20.3 million Projected cap room in 2011-12: $7.5 million PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS Most likely amnesty cut: Brandon Roy Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $51.5 million Projected cap room in 2011-12: None SACRAMENTO KINGS Most likely amnesty cut: None Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): None Projected cap room in 2011-12: $24 million SAN ANTONIO SPURS Most likely amnesty cut: Richard Jefferson Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $22.9 million if they waive him this year. If next year, $15.9 million. Projected cap room in 2011-12: None TORONTO RAPTORS Most likely amnesty cut: None Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): None Projected cap room in 2011-12: $6.5 million UTAH JAZZ Most likely amnesty cut: Mehmet Okur Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $8.2 million Projected cap room in 2011-12: $7 million WASHINGTON WIZARDS Most likely amnesty cut: Rashard Lewis Long-term savings (75% of total salary left on contract): $23 million Projected cap room in 2011-12: $29 million
Yup, the only 2 teams I follow (OKC/HOU) wouldn't use it unless they could trade for a bad contract and a nice piece. Down with the amnesty clause!
Holy crap, didn't realize (or simply forgot, possibly stopped caring) that Denver, Indiana, and New Jersey are positioned to turn their franchises into legitimate threats.
Damn, Brandon Roy could be an amnesty casuality? Damn, Diop would be a nice fit at center for us! Don't give a **** about his offense, but the defense would be nice. Rashard, you want to come on home now?
If they have the same amount of cap space next summer as now, I suppose so. But Howard will be traded and extended during the season before becoming an UFA. The Magic will get something for him.
BimaThug, it looks unlikely they'll be fundamentally changing how they calculate the salary cap (or we would have heard about it, right?), so maybe an update on the Rockets cap situation? Otherwise, I'm just re-slicing ESPN's info: Amnestied Players Marvin Williams DeSagana Diop Baron Davis Al Harrington Charlie Villanueva Charlie Bell Dahntay Jones Ryan Gomes Luke Walton Mike Miller Beno Udrih Travis Outlaw Renaldo Balkman Gilbert Arenas Andres Nocioni Josh Childress Brandon Roy Richard Jefferson Mehmet Okur Rashard Lewis Teams with Cap Space After Amnesty Cuts 1. DENVER NUGGETS: $30 million 2. WASHINGTON WIZARDS: $29 million 3. SACRAMENTO KINGS: $24 million 4. INDIANA PACERS: $23 million 5. NEW JERSEY NETS: $21.5 million 6. LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS: $15.5 million 7. DETROIT PISTONS: $15 million 8. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS: $10 million 9. NEW ORLEANS HORNETS: $10 million 10. CHARLOTTE BOBCATS: $9.5 million 11. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER: $8 million 12. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS: $7.5 million 13. PHOENIX SUNS: $7.5 million 14. UTAH JAZZ: $7 million 15. TORONTO RAPTORS: $6.5 million 16. HOUSTON ROCKETS: $6 million 17. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES: $5.5 million 18. MILWAUKEE BUCKS: $1.5 million 19. ATLANTA HAWKS: None 20. BOSTON CELTICS: None 21. CHICAGO BULLS: None 22. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS: None 23. DALLAS MAVERICKS: None 24. LOS ANGELES LAKERS: None 25. MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES: None 26. MIAMI HEAT: None 27. NEW YORK KNICKS: None 28. ORLANDO MAGIC: None 29. PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS: None 30. SAN ANTONIO SPURS: None If these cap numbers are remotely right (and Houston's seems to roughly fit into Bima's expectations), that's a lot of money sloshing around for an FA class that isn't very good. There are at least 2 teams who could sign 2 max players, and 6 who could offer one max contract at least. Plus 15 teams with more space than the Rockets. Some will save up for 2012, but this looks like a tough environment to sign free agents in.
ESPN is simply throwing out the (HUGE) caveat that their numbers assume a $58 million salary cap, simply because that is the last meaningful number that anyone had to go on. That ~$58M cap was the product of a complicated formula based on a certain percentage of projected BRI (51%, not the 57% that players were guaranteed overall), minus all projected benefits to the players union, then divided by 30. Given that the new CBA will set the players' maximum percentage of BRI at absolutely no greater than 52.5% (assuming the owners completely cave to the union's latest demands), it would be nearly impossible--in my opinion--for the owners to set a salary cap based on a percentage so close to that maximum amount. To do so would result in (1) the luxury tax threshold kicking in almost IMMEDIATELY after a team exceeds the salary cap and (2) owners demanding a near-unlimited amount of player salaries to be held in escrow (not far from the owners' latest proposal on that subject, actually) with players actually taking home far, far less than their stated salaries. Without knowing how the new salary cap will be calculated as a function of BRI, I cannot effectively predict what the new salary cap maximum will be. However, my guess (and that's all it is) would be that the new salary cap max is no greater than $53 million (prorated over a full season), and could very well be lower than that. Even accounting for increases in BRI, it wouldn't be much more; and I think we all know that BRI is unlikely to increase dramatically next year given the expected (even if limited) fan backlash from the lockout.
As defending champs with one more run left in them, probably not the thing to do (even if Haywood is a chump).
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Well, it looks like I stand corrected: http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=210121 See my reply, though, in Post #4.
BimaThug only did that in order to show BimaThug's prior misconception of where the parties stood on the lowering of the salary cap. Give BimaThug a break, will ya? :grin:
