When the salary cap era began in 2005-06, the cap was $39 million. What's the best possible team that could be constructed for the 2022-23 season if the cap was (horrifying, I know) that low today?
Yeah, I know-it gets significantly harder without them. You also lose a lot of depth, because the best bargain contracts are ELC's-it's rare to have players like Hintz or Bunting (I.E., bargain contracts that are not ELC's).
A $39 million dollar salary cap isn't living in reality, It's basically paying every player on your roster $1,695,000 each. Hardcore economics would never allow it.
A $39 million dollar salary cap isn't living in reality, It's basically paying every player on your roster $1,695,000 each. Hardcore economics would never allow it.
I don't know how teams managed it, but that was reality back when the salary cap was created in 2005-06.