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Due to the revenue brought in by the NBA’s recent package of media rights deals, the salary cap will continue to rise at or close to the maximum allowable increase of 10% per year.
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
But Lamont could have used his declaration to also increase allowable spending in each of the next two fiscal years to grow by the same $284 million, plus roughly another 5% or $14 million.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
That is a significant amount—enough to cover many college expenses, make a sizable down payment on a first home, or fund an entrepreneurial venture, all of which qualify as allowable expenses.
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
How exactly that level of allowable loss was arrived at remains unclear.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
But Lamont could have used his declaration to also increase allowable spending in each of the next two fiscal years to grow by the same $284 million, plus roughly another 5% or $14 million.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
That is a significant amount—enough to cover many college expenses, make a sizable down payment on a first home, or fund an entrepreneurial venture, all of which qualify as allowable expenses.
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
How exactly that level of allowable loss was arrived at remains unclear.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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“Allowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allowable. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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