using the MLE can trigger a hard cap, but it depends on which type of MLE you use and your team’s salary situation 🏀
- **Full (Non-Taxpayer) MLE:** Using this will hard cap your team at the *first tax apron* for the rest of the season.
- **Taxpayer MLE:** Using this will hard cap your team at the *second tax apron*.
- **Room MLE:** This is available if your team is under the cap and doesn’t trigger a hard cap at the tax apron, but you’ll be limited to using your available cap space first.
If you use any MLE above the taxpayer amount, you’ll be hard capped at the first apron—meaning your team’s total salary can’t go above that threshold for the rest of the year. Teams above the second apron can’t use any MLE at all.