08-26-2025, 11:08 AM
Nothing the Mavs do with PJW will change their payroll this season, so no danger of exceeding Apron 2 this year. Nor would exceeding A2 be allowed anyhow, as they have a hard cap.
In future years, they are likely to have issues staying under A2 unless they find a way to move off of some salary. Getting rid of the Martin and Hardy crap contracts (that Nico stupidly added last season for no real good reason, equivalent to a pair of payroll-related own goals imo) would solve that. Whether Nico can get out of that box of his own doing remains to be seen. FWIW the rules next season don't demand they stay under A2, but the penalties are quite harsh if they don't.
In future years, they are likely to have issues staying under A2 unless they find a way to move off of some salary. Getting rid of the Martin and Hardy crap contracts (that Nico stupidly added last season for no real good reason, equivalent to a pair of payroll-related own goals imo) would solve that. Whether Nico can get out of that box of his own doing remains to be seen. FWIW the rules next season don't demand they stay under A2, but the penalties are quite harsh if they don't.
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