A Zach Whitecloud buyout spans 8 years, has a cost of $7,000,000 and savings of $3,500,000. Whitecloud is 27 years of age at the time of the buyout; therefore, the buyout ratio is 2/3. With $10,500,000 in salary remaining, the cost is $7,000,000, and the savings are $3,500,000. Buyouts span twice the length of the remaining years and because there are 4 years remaining in the contract, the buyout length is 8 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 | $10,500,000 | $0 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 2/3 | $7,000,000 | $3,500,000 | $875,000 |
Cap Hit Calculations
SEASON | INITIAL BASE SALARY | INITIAL CAP HIT | SIGNING BONUS | BUYOUT COST | POST-BUYOUT EARNINGS | SAVINGS | CAP HIT (VGK) |
2024-25 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $0 | $875,000 | $875,000 | $1,875,000 | $875,000 |
2025-26 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $0 | $875,000 | $875,000 | $1,875,000 | $875,000 |
2026-27 | $2,500,000 | $2,750,000 | $0 | $875,000 | $875,000 | $1,625,000 | $1,125,000 |
2027-28 | $2,500,000 | $2,750,000 | $0 | $875,000 | $875,000 | $1,625,000 | $1,125,000 |
2028-29 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $875,000 | $875,000 | -$875,000 | $875,000 |
2029-30 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $875,000 | $875,000 | -$875,000 | $875,000 |
2030-31 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $875,000 | $875,000 | -$875,000 | $875,000 |
2031-32 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $875,000 | $875,000 | -$875,000 | $875,000 |
TOTAL | $10,500,000 | $11,000,000 | $0 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $3,500,000 | $7,500,000 |