Very surprising considering they were talking about it being close to $50M in December. Although the number of teams that can offer Bosh a max-deal doesn't change, it does mean that teams have more room to play around with. If Bosh leaves, we'll have a payroll of $46M and would have $9-10M to sign free-agents from other teams.
Once we do that, then we can sign our own free-agents, namely Amir Johnson and perhaps Antoine Wright.
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Once we do that, then we can sign our own free-agents, namely Amir Johnson and perhaps Antoine Wright.
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The NBA is projecting the salary cap to be higher than it expected, good news for teams preparing for this summer's free agency period.
NBA commissioner David Stern said on Friday that the league is projecting the cap to come in at about $56.1 million. The actual number won't be determined until early July, before teams can begin officially signing players.
Though that figure would still be lower than this season's $57.7 million cap, it's far better than estimates from last summer, when the league sent a memo to teams warning them of a potential sharp drop to between $50.4 million to $53.6 million.
NBA commissioner David Stern said on Friday that the league is projecting the cap to come in at about $56.1 million. The actual number won't be determined until early July, before teams can begin officially signing players.
Though that figure would still be lower than this season's $57.7 million cap, it's far better than estimates from last summer, when the league sent a memo to teams warning them of a potential sharp drop to between $50.4 million to $53.6 million.
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