basic NBA Live franchise question

[Scud]

Could somebody take a moment to explain to me how the "Manager's Statement" works?

I see the "point limit" is 1,000,000 but most teams (including mine) has a higher "Team points" total and therefore negative points available. What does this mean??

If it matters... I did a new draft when I began the Franchise mode - and apparently I like the rookie crop because I ended up with a bunch

thanks in advance.

[BernieWilliams51]

Re: basic NBA Live franchise question

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I see the "point limit" is 1,000,000 but most teams (including mine) has a higher "Team points" total and therefore negative points available. What does this mean??

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This means that you're over the cap. The cap limits the amount of money (points in this case) you can spend on a player. If your over the cap, you'll see negative points available, meaning you can only sign free agents at minimum salary. This also means you can't sign any free agents over the minimum(30,000 pts).

You can get under the cap by trading away your high-priced players for some cheap ones. The cap goes up every year (i cant remember which interval it goes up by), giving you a chance (a very small chance) of getting under the cap.