What impact does the salary cap increase have on the MLE?

[Natebishop3]

I'm curious, with the cap increase and the boom in salaries as a result, what is the MLE this year and what will it be going forward?

http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/info/salary_cap

RealGM says it's only $5,628,000 (not sure if that's accurate.) If that's the case, why the hell wouldn't the MLE raise to meet what's going on with the salary cap? $5.6 million will be nothing in the new market.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

It will but it takes times. The mle is supposed to be the average salary across the entire league.

 

[julius]

I'm curious, with the cap increase and the boom in salaries as a result, what is the MLE this year and what will it be going forward?

http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/info/salary_cap

RealGM says it's only $5,628,000 (not sure if that's accurate.) If that's the case, why the hell wouldn't the MLE raise to meet what's going on with the salary cap? $5.6 million will be nothing in the new market.

I thought the MLE was based on average salaries or something? (I didn't bother to read your link, so I'm pulling a SlyPokerDog here)

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Previously the MLE was tied to the average salary, but as of the 2011 CBA, that is no longer the case (See footnote #3). The MLE schedule has been defined and won't change until a new CBA is signed.

 

[Natebishop3]

I thought the MLE was based on average salaries or something? (I didn't bother to read your link, so I'm pulling a SlyPokerDog here)

In the past it has been a reasonable contract though. Offer a guy the MLE for four years and it's not a bad price for a veteran in his prime, but $5.6 million will be extremely low in the new salary cap.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Previously the MLE was tied to the average salary, but as of the 2011 CBA, that is no longer the case. The MLE schedule has been defined and won't change until a new CBA is signed.

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Nicely done. I get lost keeping up with all the adjustments made each cba. So thanks for that.

 

[Natebishop3]

Previously the MLE was tied to the average salary, but as of the 2011 CBA, that is no longer the case (See footnote #3). The MLE schedule has been defined and won't change until a new CBA is signed.

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Not going to be able to get anybody good for that kind of money.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Not going to be able to get anybody good for that kind of money.

Yep--pretty much equivalent to what the BAE or the room exception could do before the cap jump.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Not going to be able to get anybody good for that kind of money.

At least not for more than a 2 year 2nd year player option deal if all the teams with space arent interested in said player

 

[Pinwheel1]

Not going to be able to get anybody good for that kind of money.

Unless everyone's cap space is gone, and a few good vets waited too long to accept an offer. That seems to happen every year.

 

[Chris Craig]

Not going to be able to get anybody good for that kind of money.

Shit rolls down hill. By the time the dust clears, there will be some vets/somewhat good players that will be forced to take it, but yeah that is gonna make hard for teams to have a decent 15 on the roster....worst case scenario it's like the clearance rack at Good Will....