未來NBA勞資協議下的薪金空間

The NBA and NBA Players Union are nearing labor peace, working towards an extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) by December 15.

NBA和NBA球員工會即將迎來一段勞資和平時期，雙方都努力在12月15日之前延長勞資協議。

The goal for both the owners and players is to reach a new, long-term deal early, avoiding a lockout next summer.

爲了避免下個夏天可能遭遇的停擺，儘早達成一份新的並且長期的協議成爲了老闆和球員們的共同目標。

Exact details of an agreement that has yet to be reached are obviously unavailable, but some of the working concepts have leaked.

目前還尚不得知新合同的具體細節，但是一些條例已經流出。

The basic split of basketball related income (BRI) is expected to remain unchanged from the 49-51 percent band in the Current deal.

例如籃球相關收入（BRI）的基本分配預計不會改變，保持在49%~51之間，和目前的勞資協議持平。

The sooner a new CBA can be hashed out, the better for teams who need to make decisions based on salary-cap projections for the offseason and the summers to come.

越快達成新勞資協議，對那些需要基於休賽期和未來夏天的工資帽估算作出決定的球隊來說就越有利。

Leading up to previous lockout years, teams were essentially working in the dark, hoping future rule changes wouldn't blow up their plans.

在之前的停擺年，球隊的工作基本都如履薄冰，希望未來規則上的改變不會打亂他們的計劃。

With a new deal arriving, likely well before the February 23 trade deadline, teams should have the necessary information to plan ahead.

隨着新協議的簽訂，各只球隊都會趕在2月23日交易截止日來臨之前收集必要的信息，未雨綢繆，提前做好計劃。

Already, the NBA raised its cap projection for the 2017-18 season to $103 million, with a $123 million luxury-tax threshold.

NBA已經上調2017-18賽季的工資帽至1.03億美元，奢侈稅的門檻將達到1.23億美元。

The league had originally predicted a $107 million cap, but rolled it back to $102 million when teams began to spend at such a high level in July.

聯盟原本預計1.07億美元的工資帽，但由於各支球隊在7月份時大肆花銷，所以將其降至1.02億美元。

That extra million in cap may not be enough to offset some of the prospective rule changes that could additionally limit spending power.

工資帽內的剩餘薪金不足以抵消一些未來規則上的改變，由此引發會是鎖死球隊的薪金空間。

The working assumption is that minimum salaries, exceptions and rookie-scale contracts for first-round picks will jump by roughly 50 percent.

目前合理的假設是將球隊最低工資、交易特例和首輪秀合同增加約50%。

When calculating cap space, teams are charged a rookie-minimum salary for every open roster spot through 12 players. The current CBA dictates next season's minimum to be $562,493, but it could scale up by 50 percent to $843,740.

當計算帽空間時，如果12人球員名單存在空缺，球隊需要爲每個空缺支付最低新秀合同。目前的勞資協議規定，下個賽季的最低工資是56.2493萬美元，而其可能漲幅50%，達到84.3740萬美元。

A team with eight players would have $1.1 million total in four roster charges based on the current rules. That would jump to $2.2 million with a higher minimum salary—offsetting a $1 million bump in the NBA's salary cap.

基於現在的規則，如果一隻球隊有八名球員，則將會爲四個球員名單上的空缺支付總共110萬美元。而更高的最低工資，將會導致其增長至220萬美元，抵消了100萬美元的工資帽增幅。

Similarly, the top overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft has a rookie-scale salary of $5.1 million for next season. If the new CBA raises that by 50 percent as well, the player would take up $7.6 million unsigned.

同樣，2017年的NBA狀元秀在下個賽季將會拿到510萬美元的薪水，而如果新的勞資協議生效，其將會增長50%至760萬美元，如果未簽約同樣計入球隊工資。

Teams currently have the latitude to pay up to 120 percent of that scale amount, which is why some franchises delay signing their first-rounders until after they've used every-last bit of salary cap space.

球隊目前僅有能力支付這些薪水的120%，這也就是爲什麼一些球隊在沒有充分利用工資帽空間前推遲簽約他們的首輪秀。

Exceptions also count against the cap. Teams that might have had $7.8 million in cap this past summer would technically be over by virtue of the Mid-Level Exception ($5.6 million) and Bi-Annual Exception ($2.2 million).

另外，交易特例也會對工資帽造成不利。過去的這個夏天，球隊本可能有780萬美元的空間，用其可以對中產特例（560萬美元）和雙年特例（220萬美元）進行操作。

In that situation, the exceptions could have been renounced to allow the team to sign a player at $7.8 million. Otherwise the team could stay over and use the exceptions to sign two or more players at a combined $7.8 million.

這種情況下，球隊可以放棄使用特例。否則的話，球隊可以保留這些特例，用780萬美元簽下2名甚至更多名球員。

Factoring in a 50 percent bump, the Mid-Level would climb to $8.7 million and the Bi-Annual to $3.4 million.

考慮到50%的漲幅，中產和雙年特例將會分別增至870萬美元和340萬美元。

Together, teams over the cap would have $12.1 million in spending power to spend, with $8.7 million being the most they could give in starting salary to a single player.

球隊會有共計1210萬的帽上空間去簽約球員，他們能給一名球員的最高起始工資爲870萬美元。

A team that might be $12.1 million under the cap would have the choice of staying over with their exceptions.

一支球隊可能在工資帽下有1210萬美元的空間，則可以選擇保留他們的交易特例。

Maximum salaries may stay flat, given how much they've jumped with the NBA's current $94.1 million salary cap, but the criteria may change.

考慮到目前NBA的工資帽已經漲到了9410萬美元，頂薪可能會與之前持平，然而規則也許會改變。

Currently, players with up to six years of experience project to max at $24.2 million, those with seven to nine top out at $29 million and 10 or more would start at about $33.9 million.

當前，對於在聯盟效力0-6年的球員，那麼他能拿到的頂新爲2420萬美元，那些7-9年的球員會拿到超過2900萬美元，十年及以上是大約3390萬美元。

Another key factor in determining space is the various formulae to determine a free agent's cap hold. When a player's contract expires, they still take up salary cap space on a team's books until they're re-signed, renounced or ink with another franchise.

確定薪金空間的另外一個關鍵因素是各種計算到期自由球員薪水的規則。當一名球員的合同到期，他的薪水仍然會佔據球隊的薪金，直到他們續約，離開球隊或者和其他球隊簽約。

The new CBA is expected to raise the cap hold for players at the end of rookie-scale contracts.

新的勞資協議預計會提升新秀合同到期球員的工資所佔球隊薪水的比例。聖

Instead of giving Kawhi Leonard an extension, which would have limited the San Antonio Spurs' spending power in 2015, the team let him become a restricted free agent with a $7.2 million cap hold.

安東尼奧馬刺隊沒有提前續約科懷-倫納德，如果續約的話將會鎖死馬刺隊2015年的薪金空間，所以球隊讓他成爲了一名受限制自由球員，並且佔了720萬美元的空間。

After using their space to bring in LaMarcus Aldridge, the Spurs gave Leonard a deal starting at $16.4 million. That $7.2 million would jump to $8.7 million (300 percent of his previous salary instead of 250 percent).

在使用剩餘空間簽下了拉馬庫斯-阿爾德里奇後，馬刺隊和倫納德達成一份起薪1640萬美元的合同。而在新的勞資協議下，倫納德到期合同所佔的720萬美元將會增至870萬美元（由之前的薪水的250%變爲300%）。

Victor Oladipo's cap hold would have been $19.7 million next summer at 300 percent of his $6.6 million salary (up from $16.4 million). Instead, the Oklahoma City Thunder gave him an extension starting at $21.0 million.

維克托-奧拉迪波的合同在下個夏天將會佔1970萬美元的薪金空間（250%時爲1640萬美元），是其660萬美元工資的300%，而俄克拉荷馬雷霆以2100萬美元的起薪合同和他續約。

As far as standard free agents not coming off rookie-scale deals, it's unclear if the cap holds will climb, and if so by how much?

至於沒有履行完新秀合同的完全自由球員，還不清楚其薪水所佔工資帽比例是否有提升，如果有的話，增長多少也不得而知。

Finally, the new agreement is not likely to contain another amnesty clause, a mechanism in the current CBA to erase a single contract from a team's cap (although the player still receives their salary).

最後，新協議不太可能會包含新的特赦條款，當前的勞資協議下的特赦條款可以使一名球員的工資不計入工資總額（即使球隊仍然要支付給球員薪水）。

The following is an estimate of the maximum cap space teams would have if they let all their free agents go. Rookie-scale contracts and empty roster charges are multiplied by a factor of 1.5.

下面的表格是在球隊和他們所有的自由球員都不簽約的情況下，對其最大薪資空間的估計。新秀合同和球員名單空缺薪資都乘以了1.5。

The working assumption is that teams will finish in the same draft order as last season. Obviously, that won't be the case, but it's just a bit too early in the year to take the standings seriously.

目前的假設是球隊的選秀順位和上賽季相同。顯而易見，今年情況肯定會不同於上賽季，但是現在來仔細地預測排名有點爲時過早。

Teams can make trades or buy-out players to open up additional cap space.

球隊可以用過交易或者買斷球員來騰出薪金空間。

Several players have non-guaranteed salary, or team/player options. In most cases, to get to maximum cap room, the assumption is all players without 100 percent locked in salary are off the books.

一些球員獲得的是非保障合同或者是球隊/球員選項。大多數情況下，爲了得到最大的薪金空間，我們假設那些薪水沒有百分之百確定的球員不會計入球隊工資。

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