Salary cap problems in year 4

[TheJustPull]

Guys, I can't start year four! Ive made some cuts and traded some players but I am stuck at the salary cap. I have a lot of good players and im having fun with this franchise do I don't wanna start over. It's asking me of I want to clear all penalties but when I hit x nothing happens (ps3)
What do I do?

[Bballplaya72]

You're stuck in salary cap hell.

Happens to teams with poor front office management.

Only way to get under the cap, is to release your highest paid player that has a $0 signing bonus, or a very small bonus at that. The bonus is what affects the salary cap via "dead money."

When you release a player with a non existent signing bonus, you are freed from his yearly salary, and you have no guaranteed money to pay him.

[TheJustPull]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bballplaya72

You're stuck in salary cap hell. Happens to teams with poor front office management. Only way to get under the cap, is to release your highest paid player that has a $0 signing bonus, or a very small bonus at that. The bonus is what affects the salary cap via "dead money." When you release a player with a non existent signing bonus, you are freed from his yearly salary, and you have no guaranteed money to pay him.

Damn, That's AJ Green. I was going to try and trade him after this season anyway as his contract is due and he going to be getting older and I like having younger players in my starting spots. I know he isn't that old but...

If I trade him will it do the same effect or will I still take the hit?

How can I avoid this situation down the road?

[hampshire2012]

I don't know these things that well, but I'm pretty sure when a player is traded his contract goes with him, so trading him should clear the space

[Bballplaya72]

Trading him DOES NOT clear his cap number.

When you trade players, you still owe them their guaranteed money that goes on the books the next season as "dead money"

To avoid this in the future, dont be so lavish with the contracts handed out. Don't be afraid to let some players walk when their contract is up. Signing them and then trading them does you no good in regards to the salary cap.

[TheJustPull]

So I either have to cut my guys and get some scrubs and start fresh or go with a new chise... Ugh he retooling will take hours. I just made the divisional game too.

[oneamongthefence]

Depending how realistic you want your franchise to be, you can change your highest paid players to punters and resign them freeing up a ton of salary cap space.

[TheJustPull]

What,in the edit button? That way seems a little shady..