Quoting this from another thread:
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Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
Would one solution be a CBA tweak (ok more than a tweak) that would allow teams to apply a franchise tag to one player they drafted (eg. Chucky) that would allow the team to exceed the cap for that player's contract only?
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I think this should be explored, although the Franchise classification would have to also have a cap. Like it can't exceed 15% of the upper limit, for example.
So, for example, the current upper limit is 83.5M. A Franchise tag capped at 15% would mean a team could have one single contract at 12.53M (or less) that would not count towards the cap.
Another thing to think about is whether or not the Franchise tag is actually attached to a contract itself. In other words, is it a roster slot that any player can be moved in and out of (posibily limited to one or two times a season)... or is the Franchise tag negotiated as part of a contract, meaning it's locked in to that one player for the duration of their contract (and then there's the question of whether the tag would transfer with the contract if traded - ie. a Franchise player could only be traded for another Frachise player or to a franchise with a vacant Franchise tag).
I don't know if it's a good idea, or if players or teams would even want to do it... but I think it adds a very interesting layer of complexity to roster building (for whatever that's worth).
What are some thoughts on this?