A Brandon Saad buyout spans 4 years, has a cost of $5,333,333 and savings of $2,666,667. Saad is 31 years of age at the time of the buyout; therefore, the buyout ratio is 2/3. With $8,000,000 in salary remaining, the cost is $5,333,333, and the savings are $2,666,667. Buyouts span twice the length of the remaining years and because there are 2 years remaining in the contract, the buyout length is 4 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 | $8,000,000 | $0 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 2/3 | $5,333,333 | $2,666,667 | $1,333,333 |
Cap Hit Calculations
SEASON | INITIAL BASE SALARY | INITIAL CAP HIT | SIGNING BONUS | BUYOUT COST | POST-BUYOUT EARNINGS | SAVINGS | CAP HIT (STL) |
2024-25 | $4,375,000 | $4,500,000 | $0 | $1,333,333 | $1,333,333 | $3,041,667 | $1,458,333 |
2025-26 | $3,625,000 | $4,500,000 | $0 | $1,333,333 | $1,333,333 | $2,291,667 | $2,208,333 |
2026-27 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,333,333 | $1,333,333 | -$1,333,333 | $1,333,333 |
2027-28 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,333,333 | $1,333,333 | -$1,333,333 | $1,333,333 |
TOTAL | $8,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $0 | $5,333,333 | $5,333,333 | $2,666,667 | $6,333,332 |