"Cap room" refers to a team's available budget or space to sign new players or make contracts within the rules set by the governing organization. It's like the team's financial limit for acquiring additional players. Full definition
It's just hard to swallow the idea that there's another walking risk tying up more of that precious salary cap room. (sbnation.com)
Stretching both veterans would free up $ 36 million in cap room for the Lakers to ink George to a four - year max deal. (sbnation.com)
Do you ever hear / see any other team, especially championship - caliber ones, talk about hoarding their compensatory picks and / or saving salary cap room for rookie pools and in - season injury windfalls as reasons to not be active in free agency? (sbnation.com)