The Cavaliers just finished trading and are facing huge financial pressure! Salary + luxury tax of 370 million, higher than the Suns last season

Time is coming to the end of June, and the NBA offseason has arrived at a very lively stage.

Around the draft, several heavyweight trades were born in the NBA.

Whether it is the big deal between the Rockets and the Suns about Kevin Durant, or the Boston Celtics sending Holiday and Porzingis away in succession, these are enough to change the competitive landscape and the league's territory between the east and the east.

However, these happened before the draft. The first deal after the draft came from the East between the Cavaliers and the Bulls.

Previously, the Cavaliers sent forward Ocorro to the Bulls for Ball, which marked the official opening of the No. 1 Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference last season.

Soon, the Cavaliers completed another heavyweight signing, and they signed a four-year, $38 million contract extension with Merrill.

In fact, the purpose of these two operations is very clear, which is to maintain competitiveness and continue to strive for the championship in the new season.

However, the impact of the two operations is quite great. As a result, the Cavaliers carried a huge burden. The current guaranteed salary of the Cavaliers is US$226 million, which is about US$18 million beyond the second rich line (207.8 million). It is expected to pay a luxury tax of US$145 million (specifically liquidated after the end of next season). The salary and luxury tax are currently totaling US$371 million.

In the history of the Cavaliers, the team paid a total of US$179 million in luxury taxes, and the last time they paid taxes was in the 2017-18 season. The huge expenses of

370 million US dollars are still staggering. You should know that the Suns, the top surrender team last season, even the expenses of salary and luxury tax were only $360 million (why do you have to say it?).

Even if the Cavaliers boss Gilbert's value has soared during the epidemic in the past few years, it may be unbearable.

In other words, the Cavaliers either have to put in all their might and make every effort to hit the next season.

Either it is necessary to reduce some luxury tax expenses in subsequent operations, and like the Boston Celtics, they send away their main players to avoid taxes.

Overall, it is too difficult to maintain a highly competitive team in the NBA today. As the salary cap rises, the players' salaries are rising, and as a result, the team's pressure is getting bigger and bigger. Once the player's salary dividend period passes, the team may face great financial pressure.

This is why in the past seven or eight years, there has never been a certain team in the NBA to win consecutive championships, and the championship team will be replaced every year. It is precisely because strong teams may break up the team due to salary pressure.

Fat before getting rich. This is the most unhealthy structure. The Warriors and Thunder all achieved results when they enjoy the bonus of rookie. The lineup can be strong for a while. The most feared is that this salary structure that will cause heavy bleeding if nothing is done. If you can't make a bet, you will have no chance to dismantle it.

In today's era, as long as the rookie is played or can see the future, the second contract will be close to the maximum salary, which will put teams with multiple high-quality rookies in the future, sooner or later, facing the pressure of luxury taxes. The current Cavaliers will renew their contracts with Jewe and Chet's Thunder in the future, and Amen, Ja, and Ethan's Rockets. In the end, they may have to give up some people due to the luxury tax.

For this situation, is it making the NBA look better or worse? I'm afraid everyone has their own answer in their minds.

Fan friends, what do you think?