Salary floor

[Stifle Tower]

Question for GVC or Kenwood (our resident experts) or for whoever else may know the answer...

I understand if we DON'T spend up to the salary floor the difference between the minimum amount and our actual payroll then gets divided up and paid out to the players on the roster. Are their other "penalties" that get applied beyond that, such as not getting any money back in revenue sharing? I think getting to the salary floor was part of the motivation for Philly trading Turner to Indiana for Granger. They had better offers, but getting back Granger's salary put them at the floor, IIRC.

Anyway, the point of all this is just to say that Utah might be better off going to battle with who we have, giving Burks, Burke and Exum the minutes at the 1/2, Hayward and Hood the minutes at the 3 and Favors, Kanter, Gobert and Evans the minutes at the 4/5. The salary floor doesn't have to be reached until the end of the season. So at the deadline, the Jazz could step up and take on players from teams wanting to get under the tax or, if the situation is right, a veteran with a couple of years left on his contract. I'd like the Jazz to be able to fully evaluate all their players before deciding what to tweak or what trades to make. And the only way to do that is by giving the youngsters a lot of playing time.

 

[GVC]

Question for GVC or Kenwood (our resident experts) or for whoever else may know the answer...

I understand if we DON'T spend up to the salary floor the difference between the minimum amount and our actual payroll then gets divided up and paid out to the players on the roster. Are their other "penalties" that get applied beyond that, such as not getting any money back in revenue sharing? I think getting to the salary floor was part of the motivation for Philly trading Turner to Indiana for Granger. They had better offers, but getting back Granger's salary put them at the floor, IIRC.

Anyway, the point of all this is just to say that Utah might be better off going to battle with who we have, giving Burks, Burke and Exum the minutes at the 1/2, Hayward and Hood the minutes at the 3 and Favors, Kanter, Gobert and Evans the minutes at the 4/5. The salary floor doesn't have to be reached until the end of the season. So at the deadline, the Jazz could step up and take on players from teams wanting to get under the tax or, if the situation is right, a veteran with a couple of years left on his contract. I'd like the Jazz to be able to fully evaluate all their players before deciding what to tweak or what trades to make. And the only way to do that is by giving the youngsters a lot of playing time.

1. There are no other penalties that I know of.

2. It's not actually a salary floor, but a payroll floor. If a team has contracts that are worth only 70% of the cap before the deadline, and then make trades that bring them just above the 90% figure, that team would still fall below the payroll floor. Monies actually paid are what matter.

 

[Stifle Tower]

1. There are no other penalties that I know of.

2. It's not actually a salary floor, but a payroll floor. If a team has contracts that are worth only 70% of the cap before the deadline, and then make trades that bring them just above the 90% figure, that team would still fall below the payroll floor. Monies actually paid are what matter.

Didn't know that. Thanks. Rep coming your way!

 

[BTP]

Still it makes no sense as a team to not utilize the caproom you have and not get assets in return. If you want to help facilitate a deal in the summer when a lot of teams want to create caproom or at the deadline when trading has almost completely died in the new CBA is a question of preference.

I think that it's best to strike early, as it would ensure success and at the same time meeting the minimum salary w/o giving the other players a bonus that wasn't negotiated.