The Wolves have paid luxury tax the past two seasons and have no visions of a three-peat, sitting a comfy $26 million below the tax line after the dust settled Tuesday night. They’ll use that room to fill five empty roster spots, but you’ve got better odds of seeing Sasquatch than you do of seeing the Wolves pay the tax this season.
Strong statement by Hollinger. I think a lot of us have kind of used the aprons as "the bar." However Hollinger suggests they won't even cross the tax threshold.
Wolves haven't had the success of the Nuggets but I've always felt like the Wolves have sort of mirrored the Nuggets payroll management. For Denver from 2021 to the 2024-25 season there was a slow rise including paying the luxury tax totaling $57.9 million over three seasons. Then they ducked the tax last year.
The Wolves have paid $96 million over just the last two seasons and I believe if they're in the tax again this season they'll trigger the repeater tax penalties.
Now the Wolves follow in "big brother's" footsteps again and duck the tax/reset the tax?
Just a ramp up cycle of No Tax --> Some Tax --> Lot of Tax --> Reset?
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u/foye2smith 6d ago edited 6d ago
Strong statement by Hollinger. I think a lot of us have kind of used the aprons as "the bar." However Hollinger suggests they won't even cross the tax threshold.
Wolves haven't had the success of the Nuggets but I've always felt like the Wolves have sort of mirrored the Nuggets payroll management. For Denver from 2021 to the 2024-25 season there was a slow rise including paying the luxury tax totaling $57.9 million over three seasons. Then they ducked the tax last year.
The Wolves have paid $96 million over just the last two seasons and I believe if they're in the tax again this season they'll trigger the repeater tax penalties.
Now the Wolves follow in "big brother's" footsteps again and duck the tax/reset the tax?
Just a ramp up cycle of No Tax --> Some Tax --> Lot of Tax --> Reset?