The Warriors may have a little more number crunching to do in the coming weeks.
The projected salary cap for the upcoming season was expected to be $102 million, but according to multiple reports, the NBA informed teams Wednesday night that the salary cap is now projected to be $99 million.
The luxury tax line will also reportedly come in lower than projected, from $121 million to $119 million.
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The Warriors head into the offseason trying to figure out how to fit potential new contracts of Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala and Saun Livingston under the cap. They also must address several other positions including the center spot.
News of the lower projections was first reported by MassLive.com and ESPN.
Projected luxury tax line has been lowered to $119 million from $121 million per memo sent to teams as well.
— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) June 22, 2017