i don’t think this is 35+ contract now
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@BG44
Need a wrinkle brain on this
It's weird ... CapFriendly currently has it as a 35+ if you click the buyout calculator.
It's not though. I looked it up in the MOU to be sure.
35+ Year Old Rule for Cap Counting
CBA §50.5(d)(i)(B)(5) shall have
no application to a multi-year SPC that has: (1)
total compensation (Player Salary and Bonuses) that
is either the same as or increases from one League Year to the immediately subsequent League Year, and (2) a
Signing Bonus, if any, that is
payable in the first year of the SPC only
Collective Bargaining Agreement
Suter's checks both boxes. Salary increase from Y1 to Y2, Y2 to Y3, and it stays the same from Y3 to Y4. He's only paid a signing bonus in Y1.
The structure is the only reason I've turned around on the whole 4-year deal thing. Back-loaded deals are cleaner on buyouts. You don't end up with god-awful cap hits for a few years like you do with the front-loaded deals (see Suter's current buyout), and if Suter wants to can't just coast into retirement like he could have with the previous deal paying him peanuts. If he's motivated to get the check, he's going to have to perform.
It's structured by Nill/Janko in the best possible way to salvage meeting a guy's demand for 4 years.