This would be incentive for the player to want a bridge deal and sign the long term deal later. Salaries and contract values are continually going up in excess of inflation so unless you had a breakout season that you think is unrepeatable, it makes sense as a player to delay signing your longterm contract a ciuple of years.
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Originally Posted by burnitdown
An increase to the salary cap is another way for that situation to happen. Even if their production doesn't increase, you might be paying them an extra $2M per year if the cap jumps in the next few years.
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