In the past, many teams have been too hamstrung by the salary cap to fully go after players.

过去，很多球队出于对薪资上限的顾虑，不敢花费高额薪水去聘请球星。

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The two sides are at odds over how to divide the league's revenue, a salary cap structure and the length of guaranteed contracts.

双方在如何分配联盟利益、确定工资上限结构和合同保障长度方面争执不休。

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Salary Cap: Common term for Maximum Team Salary, the maximum amount each team may pay in salaries during an NBA season, as per teams of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

工资上限（salary gap）：常见的球队工资上限——即在NBA赛季时每支球队的最大工资总额。 像每支球队的工资条款中所列明的一样。

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Leeds chief executive Gary Hetherington said that Scruton was a victim of the salary cap.

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The NFL created its revenue sharing and salary cap rules believing they would insure economic parity.

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There is no doubt whatsoever that not having a salary cap has helped French teams.

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