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If we keep both BI and Trey, we will have nearly $120 million invested in those 3 with CJ at $30 million expiring. Something definitely would have to be done before then.

The luxury tax line is estimated to be at $189M in 2026, and i'd bet that's an underestimate b/c the new TV deal isn't known yet and i'd bet this in season tournament buzz that's happening right is going to boost it higher than what was originally thought.
That's almost $25M higher than it is right now, and it will keep climbing steeply with the new deal smoothing it over a few years

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Posted by shel311

McKinney, Texas

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Posted on 12/5/23 at 4:30 pm to MrBarry

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The luxury tax line is estimated to be at $189M in 2026

Yea, but this cap spikes will mean bigger/same % of cap max contracts for BI and Trey.

We're at $98 mil right now for 2025-2026, not counting Alvarado or a single big. That alone should likely add $20mil at the most generous estimation, given you need 3 bigs. Probably closer to $30mil as the cheapest estimate.

Then, if my calculations are corrected, BI's extension would start at $51mil that season. Throw in Trey's which will be probably far north of $30mil, again since it's based on % of cap, and we're quickly going well over $200mil already.

And then on top of all that, the following season is Dyson dn Hawkins due for extensions. It's obviously all wayyyyy into the future and can spin many different ways, but it's all shite the FO has to think about right now when making deals.

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