Say What? "Cannot Afford the Contracts"

ovccsteve · 12-18-2009, 07:15 PM

Okay, I keep getting the "Team cannot afford the contracts" message when trying to make trades. But it sure seems like the teams CAN afford the contracts. Like this message I just got: "Their projected budget room would drop by $1,004,176 to a total of $17,885,760." They've got almost $18M in budget room and they can't take a $1M hit. What gives? Is this a bug I need to report?

Afino · 12-20-2009, 11:55 PM

Is that the case with BOTH teams?

ovccsteve · 12-21-2009, 12:03 AM

The other team has even more salary room: almost $30M.

Afino · 12-21-2009, 12:10 AM

Any way you can provide a screenshot of that screen and each team's full financial page?

ovccsteve · 12-21-2009, 10:15 AM

A different trade attempt a few days later, but same concept.

DCG12 · 12-21-2009, 10:54 AM

This is just a guess but it looks like you are playing with a salary cap. It is Boston that can't afford the contracts and looking at their financials they have 2.7 mil in extention money and 7.5 mil in free agent money until they bump up against the cap. I am guessing that the players in the trade make more than that so it puts them over the cap.

Afino · 12-21-2009, 08:02 PM

Yep - looks like a cap issue.

It's not showing on the trade screen like that because trade screen goes by budget and ignores cap.

Maybe that should be something that's reported as a "bug" for leagues that use a salary cap.

ovccsteve · 12-21-2009, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DCG12

This is just a guess but it looks like you are playing with a salary cap. It is Boston that can't afford the contracts and looking at their financials they have 2.7 mil in extention money and 7.5 mil in free agent money until they bump up against the cap. I am guessing that the players in the trade make more than that so it puts them over the cap.

Bingo! I'd set the cap probably ten seasons ago and forgot I'd done it (since I always keep my teams' payrolls low). Thanks! If you want me to report it as a bug, just say the word.

12-18-2009, 07:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
ovccsteve Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sanford, NC Posts: 364 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1x in 1 post	Say What? "Cannot Afford the Contracts" Okay, I keep getting the "Team cannot afford the contracts" message when trying to make trades. But it sure seems like the teams CAN afford the contracts. Like this message I just got: "Their projected budget room would drop by $1,004,176 to a total of $17,885,760." They've got almost $18M in budget room and they can't take a $1M hit. What gives? Is this a bug I need to report?

12-21-2009, 10:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
ovccsteve Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sanford, NC Posts: 364 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1x in 1 post	A different trade attempt a few days later, but same concept. Attached Images

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12-21-2009, 12:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
ovccsteve Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sanford, NC Posts: 364 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1x in 1 post	The other team has even more salary room: almost $30M.

12-21-2009, 10:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
DCG12 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Traveling through another dimension-not one of only sight and sound,but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundries are those of imagination. Posts: 611 Thanks: 8 Thanked 176x in 88 posts	This is just a guess but it looks like you are playing with a salary cap. It is Boston that can't afford the contracts and looking at their financials they have 2.7 mil in extention money and 7.5 mil in free agent money until they bump up against the cap. I am guessing that the players in the trade make more than that so it puts them over the cap.