Where the pain could really start to be felt is if the team is still together three years from now. They would likely be in the repeater tax by then which could elevate their tax payments north of the $150 million range. For comparison, the Warriors have a $170 million tax payment in 2021-22 with Stephen Curry earning the supermax, Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins earning maximum contracts, and Draymond Green earning a significant non-maximum salary. That is identical to the pay structures the Nuggets have set with Jokic, Murray, Porter Jr., and Gordon, respectively.