• @good_hunter
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    52 years ago

    I am new to the nba, I understood teams have a salary cap which prevented astronomical salaries within the sport. Anyone care to enlighten me?

    • @Tavarin
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      62 years ago

      The NBA also has a salary floor, a minimum amount a team needs to spend. Houston was $50 million under the salary floor, so they overpaid Fred to cover most of the floor.

        • @Tavarin
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          22 years ago

          The salary floor? It’s to ensure the players make 50% of the NBA revenue. Without the floor it’s hard to guarantee enough money is going to the players overall.