NBA Cap Circumvention & Franchise Penalty Ledger

Sanction Console

LA Clippers Probe

Select CBA Severity Preset

Owner Fine (Steve Ballmer) $5,000,000

$0 Commissioner CBA Cap: $10M

Franchise Fine (Clippers) $2,500,000

$0 Franchise Cap: $5M

Article XIII Cap Charge Penalty $7,500,000

$0 Tied to Undisclosed Value

1st Round Picks Forfeited 2 Picks

0 Stripped: 2027, 2029 (Unprotected)

Executive Suspension 20 Games

0 Games Full 82-Game Season

Void Kawhi Leonard Contract Strip Current Trade Cash Allocations

Total Cash Fines $7,500,000 Owner ($5M) + Franchise ($2.5M)

Incremental Luxury Tax $24,375,000 Rate: 3.25x (2nd Apron Tier)

Cap Flexibility Loss

Severe

Apron hard-cap triggered

Precedent Similarity Joe Smith (78%) Timberwolves 2000 Benchmark

2 Picks Stripped

CBA Article XIII allows the commissioner to void future unprotected first-round picks. Stripped picks are permanently removed from draft order.

Second Apron Active

Article XIII Historical Data

Case / Year	Allegation	Picks Stripped	Fines	Executive Ban	Model Similarity

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