Mark Stone buyout calculator, cap hit impact
Mark Stone Buyout Cap Implications
Birthdate May 13, 1992
If Mark Stone was bought out prior to the 2025-2026 season.
The annual cap hit of a buyout is calculated year by year as follows:
- Add together the Original Cap Hit and the Contract Signing Bonus for that year
- Subtract the Contract Total Salary for that year (base salary + signing bonus).
- Finally, add the Annual Buyout Cost as calculated below.
He would be 33 years old at the buyout giving him a 67% buyout multiplier.
Under 26 = 1/3 multiplier
26+ = 2/3 multiplier
The total buyout cost would be $2,666,667
Remaining base salary
($4,000,000 * 67% buyout multiplier).
2 years left in contract.
Buyout applied over 4 years
(2x years remaining on contract)
Annual buyout cost of $666,667
(Total buyout cost/4 years)
Mark Stone projected buyout 2025-2026 season
2025-2026
2026-2027
2027-2028
2028-2029
Remaining Base Salary
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$1,000,000
$0
$0
Original Cap Hit
$9,500,000
$9,500,000
$0
$0
Contract Signing Bonus
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
$0
$0
Contract Total Salary
($8,000,000)
($6,000,000)
($0)
($0)
Annual Buyout Cost
$666,667
$666,667
$666,667
$666,667
ACTUAL CAP HIT 
$7,166,667
$9,166,667
$666,667
$666,667
Savings
$2,333,333
$333,333
$-666,667
$-666,667
Birthdate May 13, 1992
If Mark Stone was bought out prior to the 2025-2026 season.
The annual cap hit of a buyout is calculated year by year as follows:
- Add together the Original Cap Hit and the Contract Signing Bonus for that year
- Subtract the Contract Total Salary for that year (base salary + signing bonus).
- Finally, add the Annual Buyout Cost as calculated below.
He would be 33 years old at the buyout giving him a 67% buyout multiplier.
Under 26 = 1/3 multiplier
26+ = 2/3 multiplier
The total buyout cost would be $2,666,667
Remaining base salary
($4,000,000 * 67% buyout multiplier).
2 years left in contract.
Buyout applied over 4 years
(2x years remaining on contract)
Annual buyout cost of $666,667
(Total buyout cost/4 years)
Mark Stone projected buyout 2025-2026 season
| 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | 2027-2028 | 2028-2029 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remaining Base Salary $4,000,000 |
$3,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Original Cap Hit | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Contract Signing Bonus | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Contract Total Salary | ($8,000,000) | ($6,000,000) | ($0) | ($0) |
| Annual Buyout Cost | $666,667 | $666,667 | $666,667 | $666,667 |
| ACTUAL CAP HIT
|
$7,166,667 | $9,166,667 | $666,667 | $666,667 |
| Savings | $2,333,333 | $333,333 | $-666,667 | $-666,667 |
Active Contract
Standard Contract | 8 Years $76,000,000 11.38% of cap space
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | UFA |
| AAV | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $3,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $9,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | |
| Total Salary | $12,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $12,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |
| Clauses | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | |
| UFA Year | |||||||||
| Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | ||||||