SJ knows they're out.
There is little to no movement because of the salary cap. For the buyers, every day they wait equals more money they have to spend. And for the sellers, every day they wait means more teams can afford their players.
I actually think prices are higher before the deadline, and prices come down the closer you get to the clock striking zero and time running out. I think that's why we see such a premium for the 3 or 4 players that get traded before D-day. Team X knows exactly who they want and are willing to pay the higher asking price now to ensure they get their man.
Good example of why the salary cap is so unnecessarily complicated, IMO.
If it were up to me (for arguments sake) say the cap was 100 million.
Screw daily calculations….at no point in the season can you have a roster whose total season salary exceeds 100 million combined.
You’re at 100 million and a 2 million player gets injured, you can call up a guy who makes less than 2 million.
You’re at 95 million….you can trade a guy making 3 million for a guy (or guys) making 8 million.
I’d also allow teams to carry over up to 5 million from one season to the next —-never to exceed 105 million.
Bonuses, count pro-rated over the life of the deal.
3 year deal for 2 million per year with a 3 million dollar signing bonus = 3 million cap hit.
Player makes 3 million per year with a $500k bonus for winning the Hart….better leave $500k cushion.
Penalties….for every dollar you end up spending over the cap, your cap decreases 5x that much the following season.
Go over the cap by 1 million…next years cap number is 95 million.
(5 million penalty)
I’m sure there are pitfalls to this….but I’m tired of the garbage TB and LV are pulling.
