why does AH and Kyrie leaving only net $23 million in cap space? Didnt they both earn more?
There are a few reasons:
(1) Because we were over the cap last year by about $25 million, and with those two lost about $48 million in salary.
(2) Even though we have subtracted about $50 million from the payroll, the Celtics still have cap holds for Mook and Rozier that take cap space.
(3) Any time there are fewer than 12 men on your roster, there is still an allotted amount of cap space taken for what essentially becomes an imaginary player.
Sorry for the extreme layman's terms