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The NBA salary cap and luxury tax for the 2018-19 season have been announced. The salary cap will sit at $101.8 million, luxury tax at $123 million. Mid-level exceptions range from $4.4 million to $8.6 million. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN tweeted the details.
NBA has informed teams of 2018-19 season salary cap and tax: New salary cap: $101.8M; Luxury Tax: $123M. Non-Tax Mid-level: $8.6M; Tax-payers mid-level: $5.3M; Room Mid-Level: $4.4M. Bi-annual: $3.4M
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2018
The Portland Trail Blazers are committed to $110.5 million in guaranteed salary next season without factoring in the contract of center Jusuf Nurkic. Portland tendered a $4.7 million qualifying offer to Nurkic this week. If he signed that one-year deal, their cap obligation would reach $115.2 million with 9 players under contract. Any better contract offer to Nurkic would raise that amount.
If the Blazers retain Jake Layman, Wade Baldwin, and Georgios Papagiannis, their obligation would rise to approximately $119.8 million for a 12-player roster. They’d have roughly $3.2 million for final roster spots before hitting the tax threshold. That number assumes Nurkic playing for the qualifying offer amount.
Update:
Here are precise numbers on some of the ancillary items, including the apron—possibly a concern for Portland—at $129.8 million.
Non-taxpayer MLE $8.641M; Taxpayer MLE $5.337M; Room MLE $4.449M, Bi-Annual $3.382M; Cash in trade limit $5.243M; Apron $129.817M. Maximums: 0-6 = $25,467,250; 7-9 (Paul George) = $30,560,700, 10+ (Bron) = $35,654,150.
— Larry Coon (@LarryCoon) July 1, 2018
Update:
Cap projections for 2019-2021 have also been released.
Very important information buried in the NBA's salary cap memo sent to teams: projection for 2019-20 cap up to $109 million, and then $116 million for 2020-21. Cap is set at $101.9M for upcoming 2018-19 season.
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) July 1, 2018