With the start of most NBA training camps just 11 days away (and even sooner than that for the Celtics and Nuggets), the 2024 offseason is nearing its end.
Before we put a bow on the summer of 2024, we have one more installment of our “Offseason Observations” to share today, following up on similar articles published in July and August.
Here are some of the under-the-radar cap- and CBA-related stories I’m keeping an eye on as teams around the league prepare for their media days and training camps.
The disparity between Exhibit 10 bonuses
As we’ve written many teams in recent weeks, when a player signs an Exhibit 10 contract with an NBA team, is waived before the regular season begins, and then spends at least 60 days with his club’s G League affiliate, he’s eligible to earn a bonus worth up to $77.5K.
We always clarify that those bonuses can be worth “up to” $77.5K because that’s the maximum possible Exhibit 10 bonus in 2024/25 (up from $75K a year ago, having increased at the same rate as the salary cap). But not every player who signs an Exhibit 10 contract is able to negotiate that maximum bonus.
