With the salary cap jumping from $70 million in 15-16 to at least $94 million in 16-17 and $110 million in 17-18, there is a recalibration of what player salaries are actually worth in relation to the cap.
Here is the table for the 2016 offseason showing what the first year salaries look like compared to last season's cap:
16-17 | % of Cap | 15-16 | Difference |
$500,000 | 0.5% | $372,340 | $127,660 |
$1,000,000 | 1.1% | $744,681 | $255,319 |
$2,000,000 | 2.1% | $1,489,362 | $510,638 |
$3,000,000 | 3.2% | $2,234,043 | $765,957 |
$4,000,000 | 4.3% | $2,978,723 | $1,021,277 |
$5,000,000 | 5.3% | $3,723,404 | $1,276,596 |
$6,000,000 | 6.4% | $4,468,085 | $1,531,915 |
$7,000,000 | 7.4% | $5,212,766 | $1,787,234 |
$8,000,000 | 8.5% | $5,957,447 | $2,042,553 |
$9,000,000 | 9.6% | $6,702,128 | $2,297,872 |
$10,000,000 | 10.6% | $7,446,809 | $2,553,191 |
$11,000,000 | 11.7% | $8,191,489 | $2,808,511 |
$12,000,000 | 12.8% | $8,936,170 | $3,063,830 |
$13,000,000 | 13.8% | $9,680,851 | $3,319,149 |
$14,000,000 | 14.9% | $10,425,532 | $3,574,468 |
$15,000,000 | 16.0% | $11,170,213 | $3,829,787 |
$16,000,000 | 17.0% | $11,914,894 | $4,085,106 |
$17,000,000 | 18.1% | $12,659,574 | $4,340,426 |
$18,000,000 | 19.1% | $13,404,255 | $4,595,745 |
$19,000,000 | 20.2% | $14,148,936 | $4,851,064 |
$20,000,000 | 21.3% | $14,893,617 | $5,106,383 |
$21,000,000 | 22.3% | $15,638,298 | $5,361,702 |
$22,000,000 | 23.4% | $16,382,979 | $5,617,021 |
$23,000,000 | 24.5% | $17,127,660 | $5,872,340 |
$24,000,000 | 25.5% | $17,872,340 | $6,127,660 |
$25,000,000 | 26.6% | $18,617,021 | $6,382,979 |
$26,000,000 | 27.7% | $19,361,702 | $6,638,298 |
$27,000,000 | 28.7% | $20,106,383 | $6,893,617 |
$28,000,000 | 29.8% | $20,851,064 | $7,148,936 |
$29,000,000 | 30.9% | $21,595,745 | $7,404,255 |
$30,000,000 | 31.9% | $22,340,426 | $7,659,574 |
$31,000,000 | 33.0% | $23,085,106 | $7,914,894 |
$32,000,000 | 34.0% | $23,829,787 | $8,170,213 |
$33,000,000 | 35.1% | $24,574,468 | $8,425,532 |
$34,000,000 | 36.2% | $25,319,149 | $8,680,851 |
$35,000,000 | 37.2% | $26,063,830 | $8,936,170 |
Here is the table for the 2017 offseason:
17-18 | % of Cap | 15-16 | Difference |
$500,000 | 0.5% | $318,182 | $181,818 |
$1,000,000 | 0.9% | $636,364 | $363,636 |
$2,000,000 | 1.8% | $1,272,727 | $727,273 |
$3,000,000 | 2.7% | $1,909,091 | $1,090,909 |
$4,000,000 | 3.6% | $2,545,455 | $1,454,545 |
$5,000,000 | 4.5% | $3,181,818 | $1,818,182 |
$6,000,000 | 5.5% | $3,818,182 | $2,181,818 |
$7,000,000 | 6.4% | $4,454,545 | $2,545,455 |
$8,000,000 | 7.3% | $5,090,909 | $2,909,091 |
$9,000,000 | 8.2% | $5,727,273 | $3,272,727 |
$10,000,000 | 9.1% | $6,363,636 | $3,636,364 |
$11,000,000 | 10.0% | $7,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
$12,000,000 | 10.9% | $7,636,364 | $4,363,636 |
$13,000,000 | 11.8% | $8,272,727 | $4,727,273 |
$14,000,000 | 12.7% | $8,909,091 | $5,090,909 |
$15,000,000 | 13.6% | $9,545,455 | $5,454,545 |
$16,000,000 | 14.5% | $10,181,818 | $5,818,182 |
$17,000,000 | 15.5% | $10,818,182 | $6,181,818 |
$18,000,000 | 16.4% | $11,454,545 | $6,545,455 |
$19,000,000 | 17.3% | $12,090,909 | $6,909,091 |
$20,000,000 | 18.2% | $12,727,273 | $7,272,727 |
$21,000,000 | 19.1% | $13,363,636 | $7,636,364 |
$22,000,000 | 20.0% | $14,000,000 | $8,000,000 |
$23,000,000 | 20.9% | $14,636,364 | $8,363,636 |
$24,000,000 | 21.8% | $15,272,727 | $8,727,273 |
$25,000,000 | 22.7% | $15,909,091 | $9,090,909 |
$26,000,000 | 23.6% | $16,545,455 | $9,454,545 |
$27,000,000 | 24.5% | $17,181,818 | $9,818,182 |
$28,000,000 | 25.5% | $17,818,182 | $10,181,818 |
$29,000,000 | 26.4% | $18,454,545 | $10,545,455 |
$30,000,000 | 27.3% | $19,090,909 | $10,909,091 |
$31,000,000 | 28.2% | $19,727,273 | $11,272,727 |
$32,000,000 | 29.1% | $20,363,636 | $11,636,364 |
$33,000,000 | 30.0% | $21,000,000 | $12,000,000 |
$34,000,000 | 30.9% | $21,636,364 | $12,363,636 |
$35,000,000 | 31.8% | $22,272,727 | $12,727,273 |