Player option:
Player has the option to extend the contract to already dictated terms.
Team option:
Team has the option to extend the contract to already dictated terms.
Early termination
option: Same principle as player option, but with some subtle differences
that aren't particularly important, and definitely aren't interesting.
Qualifying offer:
The amount of money the team has to extend as a contract offer to a player
to make them a restricted free agent. Player can choose to accept the
offer, or do all manner of other things. Only the potential qualifying
offers of first round draft picks coming off of rookie contracts are listed
- all players with three years or less experience that are becoming free
agents are eligible, but aren't listed unless offer is extended, because
I'm lazy and it's pointless.
Unguaranteed:
Err, unguaranteed contracts? Details of how much or how little is guaranteed
is usually to be found on the 'Additional Info' pop-ups. If it's
not, that's because we don't know.
Not on roster:
Player is still on the team's salary figure, but not on the roster. For
example, people who were on the roster but who were cut for being crap,
or players who took buyouts. Note: this is only for salaries which the
team has on it's salary figure - that is, players who retired due to injury
and whom had their salaries removed from the team salary figure are NOT
listed. If that makes no sense, then just ignore it, because it's dull
anyway.
Mauve: A
sort of purple colour.
Qualifying offers NOT included in team salary totals at any point.
Set-off amounts are also NOT included because my brain just can't deal
with it.
2008/09 max salary cap figure: $58,680,000
2008/09 min salary cap figure: $44,010,000
2008/09 luxury tax threshold: $71,150,000
2008/09 Mid Level Exception figure: $5,585,000
2008/09 Bi-Annual Exception figure: $1,910,000
2008/09 maximum player salary, 0-6 years service: $13,758,000
2008/09 maximum player salary, 7-9 years service: $16,509,600
2008/09 maximum player salary, 10+ years service: $19,261,200
Note: we cannot verify 100% accuracy, because salary
information is not made public. But, through hours of research and stuff,
we know we're pretty close. More importantly, we're more accurate than
everyone else. And that's what counts.
I have no idea why I keep typing "we", for this is a one man
project. Oh well.
Also, please please please note that calculating a teams cap space is
not as simple as just looking at a team's committed salary figure and
taking that number away from the cap figure, the same as it isn't for
determining who pays tax and who doesn't. There's way more tedious shit
that goes into it than that. But if you think I'm calculating it down
to the penny for all 30 teams, you are very much mistaken. Just ask someone
knowledgable.
2008/09 salaries can be found by sneakily adding "/2009" to
the URL. Figure out where exactly for yourselves.
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