A Sean Couturier buyout spans 12 years, has a cost of $9,500,000 and savings of $4,750,000. Couturier is 31 years of age at the time of the buyout; therefore, the buyout ratio is 2/3. With $14,250,000 in salary remaining, the cost is $9,500,000, and the savings are $4,750,000. Buyouts span twice the length of the remaining years and because there are 6 years remaining in the contract, the buyout length is 12 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 | $14,250,000 | $31,000,000 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 2/3 | $9,500,000 | $4,750,000 | $791,667 |
Cap Hit Calculations
SEASON | INITIAL BASE SALARY | INITIAL CAP HIT | SIGNING BONUS | BUYOUT COST | POST-BUYOUT EARNINGS | SAVINGS | CAP HIT (PHI) |
2024-25 | $4,000,000 | $7,750,000 | $5,000,000 | $791,667 | $5,791,667 | $3,208,333 | $4,541,667 |
2025-26 | $4,000,000 | $7,750,000 | $5,000,000 | $791,667 | $5,791,667 | $3,208,333 | $4,541,667 |
2026-27 | $1,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $6,000,000 | $791,667 | $6,791,667 | $958,333 | $6,791,667 |
2027-28 | $1,500,000 | $7,750,000 | $5,000,000 | $791,667 | $5,791,667 | $708,333 | $7,041,667 |
2028-29 | $1,500,000 | $7,750,000 | $5,000,000 | $791,667 | $5,791,667 | $708,333 | $7,041,667 |
2029-30 | $1,500,000 | $7,750,000 | $5,000,000 | $791,667 | $5,791,667 | $708,333 | $7,041,667 |
2030-31 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $791,667 | $791,667 | -$791,667 | $791,667 |
2031-32 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $791,667 | $791,667 | -$791,667 | $791,667 |
2032-33 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $791,667 | $791,667 | -$791,667 | $791,667 |
2033-34 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $791,667 | $791,667 | -$791,667 | $791,667 |
2034-35 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $791,667 | $791,667 | -$791,667 | $791,667 |
2035-36 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $791,667 | $791,667 | -$791,667 | $791,667 |
TOTAL | $14,250,000 | $46,500,000 | $31,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $40,500,000 | $4,750,000 | $41,750,004 |