The salary cap for the 2021-22 NBA season was set at $112.4 million. According to the league’s collective bargaining agreement, the minimum salary a team can pay is 90% of the cap, so about $101.2 million. The Thunder’s salary was about $79 million — roughly $22 million below the salary floor. According to the CBA, that $22 million shortfall is to be distributed among the players. The National Basketball Players Association votes on how the money is divided, but it’s expected that players who were on the roster for 41 or more games will receive full shares, and players who had shorter stints will receive half and quarter shares.