The NBA’s salary cap for 2015/16 has been set at $70MM, which is an 11% increase from this past season, and the luxury tax line will be $84.74MM. The last cap projection from the league had been $67.1MM, and the projection for the tax line had been $81.6MM.
With the October 26th cutoff date to set regular season rosters now past, we at Hoops Rumors are in the process of running down the current salary cap commitments for each NBA franchise for the 2015/16 campaign. Here’s the cap breakdown for the Washington Wizards, whose regular season roster can be viewed here:
- 2015/16 Salary Cap= $70,000,000
- 2015/16 Luxury Tax Line= $84,740,000
- Fully Guaranteed Salary Commitments= $81,485,782
- Partially Guaranteed Salary Commitments= $10,000*
- Non-Guaranteed Salary Commitments= $0
- Total Salary Cap Commitments= $81,495,782
- Remaining Cap Room= –$11,495,782
- Amount Below Luxury Tax Line= $3,244,218
*Note: This amount is the $10,000 in salary paid to Jaleel Roberts, who was waived by the team.
Cap Exceptions Available:
- Non-Taxpayer’s Mid-Level Exception= $1,464,000
Cash Available to Send Out In Trades= $3,400,000
Cash Available to Receive Via Trade= $3,400,000
Last update: 11/25/15 @ 7:00pm
The Basketball Insiders salary pages were used in the creation of this post.
The Wizards’ total salary will dip back under the tax line once they cut all their camp invitees. That’s a good thing for them, too, since this isn’t a team worth paying the tax for. No need to start the repeater clock when a max contract for Kevin Durant could be sitting on the books a year from now.
I’m trying to understand why Kris Humphries is starting, but I really cant figure it out at all. John Wall, Bradley Beal, Jared Dudley, Otto Porter, Marcin Gortat should be the starting lineup. Honestly, I dont see how Humphries even plays with that roster. Drew Gooden should play over him, and Nene is the backup 5.
It’s puzzling because the Wizards had success with small-ball lineups late last season and into the playoffs. Do you think Humphries will eventually play himself out of the rotation?
I dont see how he hasnt already done that. If I’m Nene, I’m asking myself why I’m coming off the bench, if we arent going to play the way we should be, which is the specific reason I’m coming off the bench in the first place.