WSA
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- Jul 9, 2010
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I've been trying to figure this out and maybe you guys can help.
If a player is traded to another team part way through the year, what is the player's cap hit for the new team? I know the team will only have to pay the actual salary for the portion of the year the player is on their team, but does this apply to the cap hit as well?
As an example:
If a player who signed to a two year contract with Team A at a cap hit of 4 million gets traded halfway through year one to Team B. Would Team B have to have 4 million in cap space available to take on the player? Or would they only need 2 million?
In other words is the players cap hit pro rated or is it the same no matter what? There seems to be some debate about this but I can't find a definitive answer including where this is outlined in the CBA.
It doesn't make sense to me why the cap hit would be pro-rated, but that seems to be what a lot of people say is true. I mean, what would stop teams from loading up on expensive players at the deadline only to be significantly over the salary cap in the summer?
I hope I am explaining what I am asking correctly here. Feel free to ask for more info if it isn't clear.
If a player is traded to another team part way through the year, what is the player's cap hit for the new team? I know the team will only have to pay the actual salary for the portion of the year the player is on their team, but does this apply to the cap hit as well?
As an example:
If a player who signed to a two year contract with Team A at a cap hit of 4 million gets traded halfway through year one to Team B. Would Team B have to have 4 million in cap space available to take on the player? Or would they only need 2 million?
In other words is the players cap hit pro rated or is it the same no matter what? There seems to be some debate about this but I can't find a definitive answer including where this is outlined in the CBA.
It doesn't make sense to me why the cap hit would be pro-rated, but that seems to be what a lot of people say is true. I mean, what would stop teams from loading up on expensive players at the deadline only to be significantly over the salary cap in the summer?
I hope I am explaining what I am asking correctly here. Feel free to ask for more info if it isn't clear.