The New Orleans Pelicans are in a tight spot, as Oleh discussed days ago. How tight? If recent reports are accurate, Dell Demps has this team nearly on top of the NBA salary hard cap. What is it, and what does it mean?
Jason Calmes went long on the hard cap for Bourbon Street Shots weeks ago. Some of it was common knowledge on the salary cap. Some of it was known by most folks who talk the CBA often (how the hard cap in triggered and where it is). But one piece, as it relates specifically to New Orleans, was far more important than the remainder: Incentives and how they are applied to the hard cap.