CBS Sports: Salary cap could be $2 million higher than projected

[Marcus Bryant]

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/writer/...than-projected

[Mr. Body]

Maybe they want to figure this out soon.

[Big P]

This could be a big help...waiting for the experts to chime in.

[spurraider21]

waiting for tspence + wojtek to confirm

[NASpurs]

So this means instead of trading Splitter + Mills, the Spurs can now trade Splitter + Reggie Williams because of the extra $2 million?

[BillMc]

So this means instead of trading Splitter + Mills, the Spurs can now trade Splitter + Reggie Williams because of the extra $2 million?

Hope you're right.

[NASpurs]

Hope you're right.

I hope I'm right too. I will never claim to be an expert in this cap space/CBA stuff.

[DPG21920]

So this means instead of trading Splitter + Mills, the Spurs can now trade Splitter + Reggie Williams because of the extra $2 million?

It would be damn close - close enough to where LA or Tim wouldn't force the Spurs hand over less than a million IMO. But it's about what other teams want. Just because the Spurs want Mills, doesn't mean another team taking players would be ok not getting Mills.

But if the report is true, LMA's max goes from 18.9M to 19.46M - an increase of 500K. The salary cap goes from 67M to 69M - an increase of 2M (all rough estimates). So that nets the Spurs an additional 1.5M in cap space to work with.

[BillMc]

I hope I'm right too. I will never claim to be an expert in this cap space/CBA stuff.

Me neither bro!

[Marcus Bryant]

Yep, good news.

[Nathan89]

good news

[tmtcsc]

Well that doesn't hurt things.

[Axegrinder]

Crazy timing on this news..could change things for many

[Uriel]

Bad news for Holt, tbh

[Beaverfuzz]

[apalisoc_9]

How does this affect Leonard Max?

still 5/90?

[ducks]

Who cares Leonard will sacrifice and not sign max according to u

[spurraider21]

Bad news for Holt, tbh

not really, considering the cap just reflects league income. if the cap shot up, that just means holt made more money

[Spur-Addict]

Who cares Leonard will sacrifice and not sign max according to u

He has bought real estate in your head. He's living there, or at least vacationing.

[cd021]

Thats a really big deal. $69.1. That would give the $18 million in hypothetical cap space. They probably would still need to move Splitter but could fit Duncan and LA under the cap (Would give them $26 M in cap if they don't take back any money in any deal).

[Das Texan]

This was all part of Popovich's grand plan.

[Ron Swanson]

[Spur|n|Austin]

[Chinook]

Maybe they want to figure this out soon.

That's literally the point of the moratorium.

[cjw]

Thats a really big deal. $69.1. That would give the $18 million in hypothetical cap space. They probably would still need to move Splitter but could fit Duncan and LA under the cap (Would give them $26 M in cap if they don't take back any money in any deal).

And things to note:

1.) Wouldn't have to move Splitter until all other chips fell in place (in event Green leaves instead, can just use that cap savings and hold Splitter in interim)

2.) Less likely that Patty needs to be unloaded