New CBA agreement

[DanSchwartzgan]

From a personal source, found some previously unreported CBA changes that I think will make a noticeable difference:
 
2 There are significant hits to team flexibility by being over over the FIRST apron. In a trade, they get 110% matching for 2023-24 season, but then it's 100% (no multiplier) in future years. Everyone else gets 200% rather than the prior 175% (NOTE - that is limited by the $5M spread as before, except it's been increased to 7.5M and will now inflate with future cap growth). 

I heard the 110% matching described as another way of being hard capped on the NBA Front Office Podcast today.  So, like using the MLE or taking on a S&T, if you do a trade with more than 110% matching, you are hard capped at the first apron 

This adds to the argument that Bertans will be S/W'd.  If we do nothing but bring back the gang...Luka, Kyrie (@ $40mm Year One), THJ, Maxi, Bullock, #10, McGee, Green, Hardy, some combination of MLE/BAE/Powell that totals $16.7mm and 3 minimum slots, we are $5mm under the first apron with $4.4mm for the S/W.  Without the stretch, we are approaching the second apron.  The flexibility appears to be night and day between the two. 

Three questions:

1.  Is the 200% up to 7.5mm rule in effect in 23/24?  If so, it would appear taxpaying teams who are under the apron have a practical matching rule that is 200% capped at the first apron or $7.5mm (whichever hits first).  

2.  Have you seen yet whether the Full MLE will be able to be used as a TE in the 23/24 season?  

3.  You've illustrated that apron math (for minimum's) is different than cap room math.  Under 'apron math', do you have to account for 15 spots or can you stop at 14?

Thanks in advance