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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Honestly, probably not. One of the strange things the salary cap has done is completely stifle salary growth at the top end. Players were getting contracts that averaged over $11 million before the 2004-05 lockout, and as these two deals show - that hasn't gone up at all. Chances are, $10.5 will still be at the top end in years 4-8.
Still, the Hawks needed to get this done. Now they just need to survive a year or two until the cap (hopefully) rises enough to give them space to rebuild their supporting cast.
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That's probably true, I was more so referring to what you laid out at the end. In 5-9 years (years 4-8 of the contracts) the cap SHOULD be at a level where that cap hit is less significant than it is now percentage wise.
That said, in 9 years I wouldn't be surprised to see guys making 12-15 million depending on the economics at the time. The "highest" cap hits seem to get incrementally higher with every new top end player that signs a deal.