Given their issues with his on - court fit, the Kings have to be worried about handing Evans a five - year contract for a significant amount of money that starts before the 2013 - 14, when luxury -
tax penalties kick in.
Elton Brand's huge deal comes off the books just in time before the luxury -
tax penalties kick in, and while some of that money will go toward a contract extension for Jrue Holiday, the 76ers will have some breathing room.
Not exact matches
They're also currently slated to be well over the luxury
tax in 2013 - 14, a threshold owner Jerry Reinsdorf has been reluctant to cross even before the harsher
penalties kick in.
That's a pretty big year for many top NBA teams, because that is when harsher luxury -
tax penalties start to
kick in.