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Moving a player to the G League or IR opens an active spot. It does not open cap space — every player in all three groups is [[NBA:Salary Cap#What counts against it|paid in full]].
Moving a player to the G League or IR opens an active spot. It does not open cap space — every player in all three groups is [[NBA:Salary Cap#What counts against it|paid in full]].


'''[[NBA:Waivers#The sequence|Waiving]] a player also frees his spot immediately''', on posting, without waiting out the 48 hours — whichever of the three groups he was in. The cap works differently there: posting frees only [[NBA:Salary Cap#How a waiver hit lands|60% of the contract]]. The spot frees in full, the money does not.
'''[[NBA:Waivers#The sequence|Waiving]] a player also frees his spot immediately''', on posting, without waiting out the 48 hours — whichever of the three groups he was in. The cap works differently there: posting frees only 60% of the contract, and the rest frees the moment another team claims him.


=== When the limits bind ===
=== When the limits bind ===
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An exception may be made if you briefly land outside the range mid-move — waiving and signing at once — but do not rely on it.
An exception may be made if you briefly land outside the range mid-move — waiving and signing at once — but do not rely on it.
[[NBA:Free Agency#Before you bid|Bidding]] while at capacity has its own requirement: you must state how you will create the spot.


== Starting lineup ==
== Starting lineup ==
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=== Dead money ===
=== Dead money ===


List the [[NBA:Waivers#What it costs|hit itself]] and the year it runs through — not the original contract, which is on the [[NBA:Waivers#How to post|waiver post]]. The <code>Cap Hits</code> line in your summary block is the sum of them:
List the [[NBA:Waivers#What it costs|hit itself]] and the year it runs through — not the original contract, which is on the [[NBA:Waivers#How to post|waiver post]]. A hit from an [[NBA:Free Agency#If an over-cap bid wins anyway|over-cap free agency bid]] is listed the same way. The <code>Cap Hits</code> line in your summary block is the sum of them:


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Point Guard
Point Guard
Dennis Johnson (BOS - PG/SG) $10,900,000 (2026) [RS]
Dennis Johnson (BOS - PG/SG) $10,900,000 (2029) [RS]
Sleepy Floyd (GSW - PG) $10,100,000 (2028) [RS]
Sleepy Floyd (GSW - PG) $10,100,000 (2028) [RS]
Michael Adams (DEN - PG) $500,000 (2027)
Michael Adams (DEN - PG) $500,000 (2027)