A Blake Coleman buyout spans 6 years, has a cost of $9,800,000 and savings of $4,900,000. Coleman is 32 years of age at the time of the buyout; therefore, the buyout ratio is 2/3. With $14,700,000 in salary remaining, the cost is $9,800,000, and the savings are $4,900,000. Buyouts span twice the length of the remaining years and because there are 3 years remaining in the contract, the buyout length is 6 years. The buyout cap hit is displayed in the Cap Hit Calculations table below.
Cost Calculations
BUYOUT DATE | BASE SALARY REMAINING | S.BONUS REMAINING | YEARS REMAINING | BUYOUT LENGTH | AGE | BUYOUT RATIO | TOTAL COST | TOTAL SAVINGS | ANNUAL COST |
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Jun. 15, 2024 | $14,700,000 | $0 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 2/3 | $9,800,000 | $4,900,000 | $1,633,333 |
Cap Hit Calculations
SEASON | INITIAL BASE SALARY | INITIAL CAP HIT | SIGNING BONUS | BUYOUT COST | POST-BUYOUT EARNINGS | SAVINGS | CAP HIT (CGY) |
2024-25 | $4,900,000 | $4,900,000 | $0 | $1,633,333 | $1,633,333 | $3,266,667 | $1,633,333 |
2025-26 | $4,900,000 | $4,900,000 | $0 | $1,633,333 | $1,633,333 | $3,266,667 | $1,633,333 |
2026-27 | $4,900,000 | $4,900,000 | $0 | $1,633,333 | $1,633,333 | $3,266,667 | $1,633,333 |
2027-28 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,633,333 | $1,633,333 | -$1,633,333 | $1,633,333 |
2028-29 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,633,333 | $1,633,333 | -$1,633,333 | $1,633,333 |
2029-30 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,633,333 | $1,633,333 | -$1,633,333 | $1,633,333 |
TOTAL | $14,700,000 | $14,700,000 | $0 | $9,800,000 | $9,800,000 | $4,900,000 | $9,799,998 |