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Originally Posted by Hoover
So if it was done in November could we have used some of our unused 2005 Cap space to absord some of the bonus?
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I'll guarentee they did exactly that. See, under the CBA, any contract (or contract extension) can't prorate a signing bonus more than 3 seasons past that last capped year. That means a big signing bonus would still have big cap hit b/c it would only be split over 4 years.
Now, if you soak up existing cap room by giving a 2005 roster bonus with the extension, you can take that off the 05 cap.
I expect a structure that includes a 05 roster bonus, AND a signing bonus that is relatively small, so that his 06 cap number is actually VERY reasonable.