What Does Jason Elam's New Deal Say About Loyalty and Respect for Kickers?

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Originally Posted by lwiedy

The New York Knicks didn’t get $82 million over the salary cap in 2006-07 with “Larry Bird exceptions”. The NBA cap is a joke, they say there is a cap but what is the penalty for exceeding it, luxury tax. So there is no cap, just a suggestion and a fee.

The NBA salary cap is a lot more complicated and restrictive then you suggest above.

In fact, it is setup to reward teams for keeping its current players.

This off season, the Wizards could go over the cap resigning one of their own players (i.e Arenas), but not a player from another team.