14 day contracts

[Former Spurs GM (Adam)]

Before voting on the Bulls/Pacers trade, I was hoping to get this cleared up. I'm probably the only one wondering how this works.

The rules state:
- That contract will count 0.5M towards their Salary Cap, and can only be offered with that amount available.

Read more: dynastyleaguebball.proboards.com/thread/3500/contracts#ixzz2lup7Qfgh

Once a 14 day contract is signed, his salary disappears from the spreadsheet. Up until now I've been assuming that by signing a 14 day contract it is required to maintain at least $0.5 free in salary. I have no reason for reaching this conclusion other than assuming that his salary has to count as something, and can't simply disappear after the moment of signing.

The reason I'm bringing this up as a result of the trade is to figure out which of the following applies:

- 14D contracts require $0.5 to remain available. (Travis Outlaw would need to be dropped)

- 14D contracts don't require the salary to remain available, but still count as $0.5. (Honestly, this is probably the strictest interpretation of what's written.) (Meaning this trade puts Indy $0.5 over the cap even after the cash currently included)

- 14D contracts only require the salary to be available at the moment of signing, after which the salary disappears. (This trade would be unaffected, but it would be useful to know.)

I'm probably missing something that's very obvious, but if anyone can clear this up for me as to which situation applies, it would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Thunder GM (Tiago)]

You are correct in everything and the option is the second one (14D contracts don't require the salary to remain available, but still count as $0.5)

However...

A team can make a trade that puts them over the cap and has 7 days to go back under without luxury tax the following year, so all Domingo has to do is drop Outlaw in that 7 day span (or make another trade).

[Nuggets GM (Joe)]

I also want to make sure I understand it right, sorry about this. Let say if I have 0.5m, I can offer 14D contract to a FA, and at the end of that 14D period, I will still have 0.5m left, is it correct, or that 0.5m already deduct and will be gone forever?

[Thunder GM (Tiago)]

At the end of those 14 days, you have again those 0.5

[Nuggets GM (Joe)]

Great, thanks for clear this up for me.