Quote Originally Posted by Mikmacdo View Post
So no Piatti? Or does he take 1.5 or whatever the max tam is now. Or does TFC sign a u23 guy now?

Clubs will continue to have the right to sign up to three Designated Players in the new CBA. The league will have the right to limit the compensation for the third Designated Player to the maximum TAM Salary, unless the player is 23 years old or younger, in which case there will be no limit.
That last bit is not set in stone yet. "The league will have the right" means its not happening yet. There was speculation this rule (which I personally think is stupid and short sighted and coming from spendthrift failures like Dallas & Vancouver) would not come into place until at last 2022. If that's so, we can sign Piatti to 2 years and then bring him "down".