CAP-001Salary cap levelWARN
CBA Article VII - Section 2
Reference threshold; not blocking.
Cap/CBA reference
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Cap (CAP-NNN)
CAP-002Salary floorWARN
CBA Article VII - Section 2(b)
90% of cap minimum spend; informational.
CAP-003First apronWARN
CBA Article VII - Section 2(c)
First apron threshold; informational baseline.
CAP-004Second apronWARN
CBA Article VII - Section 2(d)
Second apron threshold; informational baseline.
CAP-005Luxury tax lineWARN
CBA Article VII - Section 2(e)
Tax threshold; drives bracket math.
Salary matching (MATCH-NNN)
MATCH-CAPROOMBelow-cap room absorptionBLOCKING
CBA Article VII - Section 8(a)
Below-cap teams may absorb up to outgoing + cap room.
MATCH-TIER-LOWTier low (<= $7.5M outgoing)BLOCKING
CBA Article VII - Section 8(b)
Max incoming = 1.75 * outgoing + $100K.
MATCH-TIER-MIDTier mid ($7.5M < outgoing <= $29M)BLOCKING
CBA Article VII - Section 8(c)
Max incoming = outgoing + $7.5M.
MATCH-TIER-HIGHTier high (outgoing > $29M)BLOCKING
CBA Article VII - Section 8(c)
Max incoming = outgoing + 25%.
MATCH-FA-001First apron dollar-for-dollarBLOCKING
CBA Article VII - Section 8(d)
First-apron and above teams may not take in more than they send out.
MATCH-SA-AGGSecond apron aggregation banBLOCKING
CBA Article VII - Section 8(g)
Second-apron teams cannot aggregate two contracts into one incoming.
Hard cap (HARDCAP-A through HARDCAP-K)
HARDCAP-ABi-Annual Exception usedBLOCKING
CBA Article VII - Section 6(b)
Hard caps team at first apron.
HARDCAP-BNon-Taxpayer MLE usedBLOCKING
CBA Article VII - Section 6(c)
Hard caps team at first apron.
HARDCAP-CSign-and-trade receivedBLOCKING
CBA Article VII - Section 9
Receiving team is hard-capped at first apron.
HARDCAP-DBuyout above MLE signedBLOCKING
CBA Article VII - Section 10
Hard caps team at first apron.
HARDCAP-EExpanded TPE usedBLOCKING
CBA Article VII - Section 8(h)
Hard caps team at first apron.
HARDCAP-FStandard TPE used cross-seasonBLOCKING
CBA Article VII - Section 8(h)
Hard caps team at first apron.
HARDCAP-GTransition TPE usedBLOCKING
CBA Article VII - Section 8(h)
Hard caps team at first apron.
HARDCAP-HAggregated standard TPE usedBLOCKING
CBA Article VII - Section 8(h)
Hard caps team at second apron.
HARDCAP-ICash paid in tradeBLOCKING
CBA Article VII - Section 8(i)
Hard caps team at second apron.
HARDCAP-JTPE from sign-and-trade usedBLOCKING
CBA Article VII - Section 9
Hard caps team at second apron.
HARDCAP-KTaxpayer MLE usedBLOCKING
CBA Article VII - Section 6(c)
Hard caps team at second apron.
Roster (ROSTER-NNN)
ROSTER-001In-season roster size 14-15BLOCKING
CBA Article II - Section 3
Post-trade roster must be within 14-15 in season.
ROSTER-002Offseason 14 floorBLOCKING
CBA Article II - Section 3(b)
Offseason floor of 14; engine emits warn at v0.1 (stub).
Timing (TIMING-NNN)
TIMING-DEC15December 15 ruleWARN
CBA Article VII - Section 8(f)
FA-signed players cannot be traded before Dec 15.
TIMING-EXT-6MExtension 6-month lockWARN
CBA Article VII - Section 4
Extended players cannot be traded for 6 months.
TIMING-60D60-day post-trade aggregation lockWARN
CBA Article VII - Section 8(g)
Acquired players cannot be aggregated for 60 days.
Kicker (KICKER-NNN)
KICKER-001Trade kicker affects matchingWARN
CBA Article VII - Section 3(d)
Unwaived kicker is added to incoming salary for matching.
No-trade clauses (NTC-NNN)
NTC-FULLFull no-trade clauseWARN
CBA Article VII - Section 8(e)
Player consent required.
NTC-PARTIALPartial no-trade clauseWARN
CBA Article VII - Section 8(e)
Player consent required if acquiring team is on blocked list.
Stepien (STEPIEN-NNN)
STEPIEN-001Consecutive first-round pick ruleWARN
CBA Article X - Section 1(b)
Teams may not be without a first-round pick in consecutive years.
Trade exceptions (TPE-NNN)
TPE-001Active TPE checkBLOCKING
CBA Article VII - Section 6(b)
Used TPE must be active and not expired.
TPE-002Sufficient TPE checkBLOCKING
CBA Article VII - Section 6(b)
TPE amount must cover the salary it is absorbing.