Up until today salary estimates for most new contracts have been just that, estimates. Once the salary cap was released a maximum contract was well established; players with less than six years NBA experience would begin at $16,407,500 and those with seven to nine years experience would start at $19,689,000. Minimum salaries and cap exceptions, such as the Mid-Level Exception, are already established ahead of time in the NBA CBA. Other contracts, like the four year, $54 million deal between Robin Lopez and the New York Knicks or the four year, $52 million deal struck by the Phoenix Suns and Tyson Chandler could be easily deciphered by most capologists on NBA Twitter.
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