The Cavs also are likely to exceed the salary cap, which means they'll have just the two salary-cap exceptions -- what are known as the mid-level exception and the bi-annual exception -- to re-sign their own free agents such as Flip Murray.

Because he signed a one-year qualifying offer contract with Seattle this past offseason and subsequently waived his no trade rights, the Cavs cannot use so-called Bird Rights to sign re-Murray.  So they must use one of these two exceptions.

The mid-level has not yet been determined but is expected to be $5.2 - $5.4 million and the bi-annual will be $1.75 million.  Each can be used to sign just one player or can be broken down and used to sign multiple players.