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Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that the NBA has provided teams with new upcoming salary and luxury tax projections. For the 2019-20 season, there is no change: Salary cap is still expected to be $109 million, an increase of $8 million from 2018-19, and the luxury tax threshold is $132 million. However, for 2020-21, expectations are reduced by $2 million. The predicted cap is now $116 million, with the luxury tax kicking in at $141 million.
The NBA has informed its teams of updated projected salary cap and tax level that is unchanged in 2019-20 ($109M/$132M) — and $2M lower in 2020-21 ($116M/$141M), sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 5, 2019
Given that this is the salary cap and tax level situation most teams have been preparing for, it is unlikely to contribute to significant change during free agency this summer. The Portland Trail Blazers have $126 million in guaranteed salaries on the books, not including Jake Layman, Al-Farouq Aminu, or a first-round draft pick. You can read more about the cap implications for the Blazers in Eric Griffifth’s piece here.