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BUYOUT CALCULATOR

Modelling a buyout of J.T. Compher. Punch in age, years left and salary to see the cap charge, the dead money, and what the club actually saves.

Buyout cost (cash)
$6.80M
Cap charge / year
$1.70M
Years of dead cap
4
Cash saved
$3.40M
SeasonCap chargevs. keeping
Year 1 $1.70M+$3.40M
Year 2 $1.70M+$3.40M
Year 3 · dead money$1.70M$1.70M
Year 4 · dead money$1.70M$1.70M

J.T. Compher. Standard (ordinary-course) buyout. Assumes level salary across the remaining term, so it does not weight signing bonuses, which are not bought out. A real buyout cap hit shifts year to year with the actual salary schedule. Treat this as a close estimate, not the official figure.

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