re: How do they other teams sign superstars under the cap?

there are rules about salary jumps. typically salaries can only increase by a certain % (like 15-18% or something)

now the asik deal? i'm not 100% sure how that was allowed. that's a highly technical thing. his cap hit is only $8.33M though

*ETA: i think only his cap # affects their salary cap. the rest is just payroll (and a luxury tax issue)