I often see layoffs after NBA transactions. What are the rules for layoffs in NBA?

In fact, the purpose of layoffs in NBA is to enhance the team's strength and need to add some better players, but they are afraid that their salary will exceed the salary cap, so they will choose to lay off some players who are of little use to them to clear up the salary space. Of course, layoffs do not mean just layoffs, and there are still many rules involved.

In an NBA team, if a player feels useless, but the team can't find a willing next home, he will choose to directly lay off employees or buy out and continue to operate. Layoff means directly releasing players from the team list, while continuing to pay wages, and the players' contracts are still included in the salary cap. The specific rules are divided into the following situations.

In the first case, if a player's remaining contract is fully guaranteed, then the team needs to pay off the remaining salary after cutting the player. Of course, if a player signs a contract with another team during the contract period, the original team only needs to pay the salary after deducting the amount of the player's new contract.

In the second case, if the rest of a player's contract is guaranteed, then the team only needs to pay the guaranteed amount in the contract after cutting the player, and the non-guaranteed part does not need to be paid. Similarly, if a player signs a contract with another team during the contract period, the original team only needs to pay the salary after deducting the player's new contract amount.

The third situation is that if a player's remaining contract is completely insecure, then the team will not have to pay a penny after cutting the player. Of course, this will not happen generally, because the team will generally give players some basic guarantees to ensure that they can play in the team with peace of mind, which is actually a bit hard.