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How the NBA salary cap works: a soft cap line with exception tools like Bird rights and the mid-level lifting a team's payroll above it
Basketball

How the NBA Salary Cap Works: Soft Cap and Exceptions

The NBA salary cap is soft: teams can exceed it using exceptions like Bird rights and the mid-level. Here's the 2025-26 cap and how the main exceptions work.

NBA luxury tax explained: an arena scoreboard with rising dollar figures showing a payroll climbing past the tax line
Basketball

NBA Luxury Tax Explained: How the Repeater Rates Work

The NBA luxury tax charges teams that spend above the tax line at escalating per-dollar rates. Here's the 2025-26 bracket table and the repeater penalty.

NBA first and second apron explained: two spending lines above the tax that lock away trade and signing tools
Basketball

NBA First and Second Apron Explained: The New Roster Limits

The NBA's first and second apron are spending lines above the tax that trigger roster penalties, from a lost mid-level to frozen draft picks. Here's what each blocks.

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