The Sixers’ 15-man roster is now complete.
Earlier Monday, the Sixers agreed to terms with veteran point guard Cam Payne. A few hours later, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that they intend to sign two-way forward Jabari Walker to a standard two-year contract. Charania added that they are planning to make both signings official “in the coming days,” which is notable for salary-cap purposes.
Before officially signing Payne and Walker, the Sixers are less than $1.6 million below the $187.9 million luxury-tax line. If both players are taking rest-of-season veteran-minimum contracts, they would each cost nearly $740,000 if they signed their new deals on Monday. That would leave them less than $100,000 below the tax line.
The value of a veteran-minimum contract decreases by roughly $13,200 daily, so the Sixers could save almost $80,000 by not officially signing Walker or Payne until Thursday. That would leave them nearly $180,000 below the tax line.
Walker had reached the 50-game limit for a two-way player prior to the trade deadline, which is why he’s been inactive for the past few games. Now that he’s on a standard contract, he’ll be allowed to suit up again and will be eligible to play in the postseason.
More to come…
Unless otherwise noted, all stats via NBA.com, PBPStats, Cleaning the Glass or Basketball Reference. All salary information via Spotrac and salary-cap information via RealGM.
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