Perfect opportunity to fix the escrow issue and provide some cap stability and predictability. Once the Covid bill is paid, set the cap based on HRR and a +/- 5% escrow target. Set the cap increase, let’s say 4%, two or three years out and adjust future increases based on where the escrow number comes in.
If there is another Covid type situation, all bets are off, but one time revenue issues can be absorbed by the escrow payments and if necessary lowering cap increase two or three years out.
At the end of the day, they players get paid the same, 50% of HRR. Every year the cap should increase at a regular rate, so players don’t end up having to sign a contract on a bad cap year and teams are less likely to be in a unexpected cap crunch.
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