The NBA salary cap and luxury-tax lines came in higher than expected, which means max contracts will be worth more than expected.
Howard Beck of Bleacher Report:
Max salaries for 2015-16, based on years of service:
— Howard Beck (@HowardBeck) July 9, 2015
0-6 yrs: $16.407 mil
7-10 yrs: $19.689 mil
10+ yrs: $22.970 mil
Max contracts are determined by experience level with players split into three tiers (0-6 years, 7-9 years, 10+ years). Here’s how much players signing max deals this offseason will earn based on experience and length of the contract:
0-6 years experience (players such as Greg Monroe, Jimmy Butler, Kawhi Leonard)
| Re-sign | Sign elsewhere | |
| One-year | $16,407,000 | $16,407,000 |
| Two-year | $34,044,525 | $33,552,315 |
| Three-year | $52,912,575 | $51,435,945 |
| Four-year | $73,011,150 | $70,057,890 |
| Five-year | $94,340,250 |
7-9 years experience (LaMarcus Aldridge, Kevin Love, Marc Gasol, DeAndre Jordan, Paul Millsap)
| Re-sign | Sign elsewhere | |
| One-year | $19,689,000 | $19,689,000 |
| Two-year | $40,854,675 | $40,264,005 |
| Three-year | $63,497,025 | $61,725,015 |
| Four-year | $87,616,050 | $84,072,030 |
| Five-year | $113,211,750 |
10+ years experience (LeBron James)
| Re-sign | Sign elsewhere | |
| One-year | $22,970,000 | $22,970,000 |
| Two-year | $47,662,750 | $46,973,650 |
| Three-year | $74,078,250 | $72,010,950 |
| Four-year | $102,216,500 | $98,081,900 |
| Five-year | $132,077,500 |
Anthony Davis agreed to a max contract extension, and Damian Lillard will likely follow suit. Those begin with with the 2016-17 season, so their values won’t be known for another year. But with the salary cap rising under the new national TV contracts, Davis and Lillard stand to make a lot more than free agents this summer.