NBA AGENT EXAMS SET 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BUNDLED
PREMIUM RESOURCE
●● The Salary Cap - Can the salary cap decrease from the prior season?.
Answer: No
●● The Salary Cap - What counts against the salary cap?.
Answer: Free agent hold, player salaries, and salaries that were
terminated
●● The Salary Cap - Starting on July 1, the hornets had $16 million in
cap space. They signed John Smith to a one year $16 million contract.
What is the maximum amount they can sign a free agent to?.
Answer: $8.0 million
●● The Salary Cap - Starting on July 1, the Nets are over the salary cap
but below the first apron. What is the maximum amount they can sign a
player to?.
Answer: $12.8 million
,●● The Salary Cap - Starting on July 1, the Nuggets are over the first
apron but $7 million below the second apron. Are they allowed to use
the $5.2 million tax mid level exception?.
Answer: Yes
●● The Salary Cap - The 76ers are right at the first apron. Are they
allowed to use more than $5.2 million of the $12.8 million non-tax
midlevel exception?.
Answer: No
●● Removing Salary From The Cap - The Bulls Lonzo Ball injured his
knee in January 2021 and has not played since. Is Chicago allowed to
petiton the NBA to have his salary removed if his injury is considered
career ending?.
Answer: Yes
●● Removing Salary From The Cap - Javale McGee had $11.7 million
left on his contract at the time Dallas waived him. The Mavericks
waived him prior to August 31 and used the stretch provision. How
much per year salary for McGee did Dallas take on?.
Answer: $2,348,324
●● Removing Salary From The Cap - JaVale McGee was waived and
stretched by the Mavericks. A day after clearing waivers, McGee signed
a one year $3,196,448 with Sacramento. What was the set-off amount
for each season?.
, Answer: $139,468
●● Luxury Tax - The Luxery Tax brackets increase as the salary grows?.
Answer: Yes
●● Luxury Tax - Starting with the 2025-26 season, the tax brackets are
adjusted?.
Answer: True
●● Luxury Tax - Jokic and Arron Gordon earned bonuses in their
contract for team success during the 2023 playoffs. Did those bonuses
apply toward the salary cap or luxury tax at the end of the season?.
Answer: Luxury Tax
●● Luxury Tax - A team is $4 million over the luxury tax but is not a
repeater tax team. How much of a tax penalty do they owe at the end of
the 2024-25 season?.
Answer: $6 million
●● Luxury Tax - The Knicks are $8,371,045 over the luxury tax. They
are not a repeater tax team. What is their tax penalty at the end of the
regular season?.
Answer: $13.4 million
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BUNDLED
PREMIUM RESOURCE
●● The Salary Cap - Can the salary cap decrease from the prior season?.
Answer: No
●● The Salary Cap - What counts against the salary cap?.
Answer: Free agent hold, player salaries, and salaries that were
terminated
●● The Salary Cap - Starting on July 1, the hornets had $16 million in
cap space. They signed John Smith to a one year $16 million contract.
What is the maximum amount they can sign a free agent to?.
Answer: $8.0 million
●● The Salary Cap - Starting on July 1, the Nets are over the salary cap
but below the first apron. What is the maximum amount they can sign a
player to?.
Answer: $12.8 million
,●● The Salary Cap - Starting on July 1, the Nuggets are over the first
apron but $7 million below the second apron. Are they allowed to use
the $5.2 million tax mid level exception?.
Answer: Yes
●● The Salary Cap - The 76ers are right at the first apron. Are they
allowed to use more than $5.2 million of the $12.8 million non-tax
midlevel exception?.
Answer: No
●● Removing Salary From The Cap - The Bulls Lonzo Ball injured his
knee in January 2021 and has not played since. Is Chicago allowed to
petiton the NBA to have his salary removed if his injury is considered
career ending?.
Answer: Yes
●● Removing Salary From The Cap - Javale McGee had $11.7 million
left on his contract at the time Dallas waived him. The Mavericks
waived him prior to August 31 and used the stretch provision. How
much per year salary for McGee did Dallas take on?.
Answer: $2,348,324
●● Removing Salary From The Cap - JaVale McGee was waived and
stretched by the Mavericks. A day after clearing waivers, McGee signed
a one year $3,196,448 with Sacramento. What was the set-off amount
for each season?.
, Answer: $139,468
●● Luxury Tax - The Luxery Tax brackets increase as the salary grows?.
Answer: Yes
●● Luxury Tax - Starting with the 2025-26 season, the tax brackets are
adjusted?.
Answer: True
●● Luxury Tax - Jokic and Arron Gordon earned bonuses in their
contract for team success during the 2023 playoffs. Did those bonuses
apply toward the salary cap or luxury tax at the end of the season?.
Answer: Luxury Tax
●● Luxury Tax - A team is $4 million over the luxury tax but is not a
repeater tax team. How much of a tax penalty do they owe at the end of
the 2024-25 season?.
Answer: $6 million
●● Luxury Tax - The Knicks are $8,371,045 over the luxury tax. They
are not a repeater tax team. What is their tax penalty at the end of the
regular season?.
Answer: $13.4 million
