Stifle Tower
Punch Bowl Re-Filler
For purposes of calculating luxury taxes and the team payroll, it's the end of season totals that count, correct?
1. Let's pretend Utah had not made the GS trade and, with some miscellaneous FA additions, started this season with $28M in salaries.
2. At the deadline, they pick up $24M in salary dumps without sending anything back (other than the rights to future 2nd rounders).
3. So after the deadline, the books show $52M in salary totals for the players and the Jazz are at the salary floor.
4. However, their true costs would have been $12M less because they're only paying for 1/2 season for the players they took on at the deadline, right?
Is my logic, correct or have I misunderstood the way salaries are accounted for?
If I'm right, we owe a HUGE thanks to Greg and the Miller family. They're spending a lot of money to get 4 additional picks, Brandon Rush and a couple of 3-legged horses.
1. Let's pretend Utah had not made the GS trade and, with some miscellaneous FA additions, started this season with $28M in salaries.
2. At the deadline, they pick up $24M in salary dumps without sending anything back (other than the rights to future 2nd rounders).
3. So after the deadline, the books show $52M in salary totals for the players and the Jazz are at the salary floor.
4. However, their true costs would have been $12M less because they're only paying for 1/2 season for the players they took on at the deadline, right?
Is my logic, correct or have I misunderstood the way salaries are accounted for?
If I'm right, we owe a HUGE thanks to Greg and the Miller family. They're spending a lot of money to get 4 additional picks, Brandon Rush and a couple of 3-legged horses.