Cap Holds (CBA Quiz)
Cap Holds Explained: Test Your Knowledge!
Are you knowledgeable about NBA salary cap mechanics? This quiz focuses on cap holds, a critical aspect of roster management in professional basketball. Whether you're a fan, a future manager, or just curious, this quiz is perfect for you!
- Understand what cap holds are
- Learn about roster management strategies
- Test your understanding of player contracts
What are Cap Holds?
The maximum contract a free agent can sign
An amount of money that counts against cap space
An amount of money that counts against the luxury tax
All of the above
Which of the following can have cap holds?
Your own free agents
1st round picks in an upcoming draft
1st round picks you've drafted but haven't signed
The Mid-Level Exception
Traded Player Exceptions
2nd round picks you've drafted but haven't signed
Open roster spots
T/F - You can renounce a cap hold and keep full bird rights on a player
True
False
Which of the following are accounted as roster spots in regard to calculating the amount of roster holds??
Unsigned 1st round draft selections
Your own free agents (with cap holds)
Your renounced free agents (without cap holds)
Players under contract
Trade exceptions
A 10-year veteran with bird rights who made $12,000,000 last season (above the average contract) would have a cap hold of:
$12,000,000
15,600,000
$18,000,000
22,800,000
30,000,000
A player coming off their rookie contract with bird rights who made $5,250,000 last season (below the average contract) would have a cap hold of:
$6,300,000
$6,825,000
$9,975,000
$13,125,000
$15,750,000
A player with early-bird rights who made $4,000,000 last year would have a cap hold of:
$4,800,000
$5,200,000
$6,000,000
$7,600,000
$10,000,000
Can you re-sign your own free agent if you renounce their cap hold?
Yes, but only with cap space
Yes, you'd still have their bird rights
Yes, with a free agent exception, cap space, or the minimum
Yes, but only with the Mid-Level Exception (MLE)
No
Cap holds do not count against the luxury tax
True
False
If a team has $10,000,000 in cap space (without accounting for cap holds) could they use their cap space to sign a player and then use the Mid-Level Exception to sign another player?
Yes
No
What are 1st round pick holds based off of?
A percentage of their previous years salary
The rookie scale
The amount of their qualifying offer
The amount of the average NBA salary
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