Ross Colton

Against a 3.5% expectation, this deal gave the club $0.84M of room its plan did not expect (where this number comes from) over 4 seasons with a cap on file.

• 2023–24: 4.8% (where this number comes from) of $83.5M (actual cap) · expected 4.8% of $83.5M · gap $0.00M (where this number comes from)
• 2024–25: 4.5% (where this number comes from) of $88.0M (actual cap) · expected 4.6% of $86.4M · gap −$0.07M (where this number comes from)
• 2025–26: 4.2% (where this number comes from) of $95.5M (actual cap) · expected 4.5% of $89.4M · gap −$0.27M (where this number comes from)
• 2026–27: 3.8% (where this number comes from) of $104.0M (announced cap) · expected 4.3% of $92.6M · gap −$0.49M (where this number comes from)

Flat-cap tax (+) or windfall (−)

−$0.84M (where this number comes from)

Relative to the league

−$0.75M (where this number comes from) over 4 seasons: less room lost than the league's deals in force lost (2023-24 league rate 5.0%, n 137; 2024-25 league rate 1.9%, n 206; 2025-26 league rate -2.7%, n 381; 2026-27 league rate -6.3%, n 589)

Buyer's-market discount

Not on file (applies only to deals signed in the 2020 and 2021 flat-cap summers)

The same at other expectations

2.5%: −$1.09M · 3.5%: −$0.84M · 4.0%: −$0.71M · 4.8%: −$0.52M

At the league guidance on file when signed

−$0.68M (the dated guidance for the seasons it covered, then 3.5%)

Mean share: expected · realised

4.6% · 4.3%

Flat equivalent

4.3%

Netted

Retention none on file; LTIR and bonus overage Not on file (no allowed source states them per contract)

Regime

Signed in the flat (2020-21 to 2023-24) years; runs through flat (2020-21 to 2023-24), fast rise (2024-25 to 2027-28).

Seasons

3 actual · 1 announced

Paid

$4.00M (where this number comes from)4.8% of the cap in 2023–24

Worth

$2.75MCap: paid at or above the market

Worth is what standard deals signed at 26 or older pay for production ranked where his projected points rank. It is a market price, not a judgement of the player.

Term

4 seasons, 2023–24 to 2026–27

Signed

2023-07-17 (2023–24: 4.8% of that cap)

At expiry

UFA

Trade protection

Not on file (no source states a clause either way)

Retained

None on file

Contract type

standard

Rules it was signed under

2020 MOU: at most 8 seasons with the incumbent club, 7 elsewhere; no season above 20% of the cap in force at signing.

Year-by-year salary and bonuses

Not on file (structure needs a licensed contract source (owner decision pending))

Tier

reported

Sources

• ESPN

Quoted

The deal is worth $16 million with a $4 million annual salary cap hit [amount confirmed on source page: $4 million]

Archive

The current deal, from the live ledger. The archive holds 855 standard contracts; year-by-year structure is unknown on every one.

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