I don't think the salaries are prorated.
FYI: The cap hit is salary + bonus.
If you cut this player right now (before end of season), this is what will happen:
Save $734,774 cap room this season, you still pay the $849,996 bonus
Next season you pay the remaining bonus of $442,223, and that's it.
If you wait and cut him next season, you save $771,512 of cap room next year (which you would have already had if you cut him now), and pay the bonus of $442,223.
So, in the case of this player, it doesn't really matter. If he had more years left, it would.
Last edited at 1/15/2016 12:34 pm