So while 1-2 of those players will inevitably be salary-cap casualties next offseason, the Chargers will save less.

Source: https://arrowheadaddict.com/2023/03/23/reviewing-la-chargers-early-offseason-free-agency-afc-west/

That’s why Johnson’s talks during restricted free agency were not just “very, very Nets-heavy,” but the deal they struck was front-loaded to give the team salary-cap flexibility going into next summer and the summer after that.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/07/11/cam-johnsons-new-deal-has-another-benefit-for-nets/

The Bucks are already above the new second salary-cap apron, which prevented them from having access to the taxpayer mid-level exception in free agency this offseason.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryantoporek/2023/08/25/joel-embiid-giannis-antetokounmpo-and-the-life-cycle-of-nba-team-building/

The Hawks will retain 50% of Kane’s salary-cap hit through the end of the season, as expected.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2023/2/28/23612770/patrick-kane-trade-blackhawks-rangers-nhl-kyle-davidson

When he isn’t making great throws at practice or taking a $35 million pay cut to create salary-cap space for other players to join the championship chase, he is encouraging Zach Wilson or teaching Sauce Gardner how quarterbacks think.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/08/10/jets-aaron-rodgers-move-compared-to-all-2023-nfl-qb-changes/