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The NBA and the players association announced last Friday that they’ve reached an agreement to withhold 25% of players’ remaining paychecks starting May 15, while the league continues to evaluate when, or even if, the 2019-20 season can be resumed. While no...
This post was initially written on March 17, 2020, and then updated three times — once on March 20 (to reflect that players’ April 1 paychecks would be paid in full, per Adrian Wojnarowski), again on April 20 (to reflect the $2...
The Miami Heat attempted an ambitious move in advance of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, seeking to package forward Justise Winslow with the unwanted contracts of James Johnson and Dion Waiters and turn them into championship forward Andre Iguodala and prized forward Danilo...
Updated (11/24/20): This post has been updated to reflect Bam Adebayo’s extension. The Miami Heat started last summer way over the luxury tax line, lacking in high-end talent, and seemingly unable to do much to improve but hope to attract a star...
The NBA and the players association announced last Friday that they’ve reached an agreement to withhold 25% of players’ remaining paychecks starting May 15, while the league continues to evaluate when, or even if, the 2019-20 season can be resumed. While no...
This post was initially written on March 17, 2020, and then updated three times — once on March 20 (to reflect that players’ April 1 paychecks would be paid in full, per Adrian Wojnarowski), again on April 20 (to reflect the $2...
The Miami Heat attempted an ambitious move in advance of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, seeking to package forward Justise Winslow with the unwanted contracts of James Johnson and Dion Waiters and turn them into championship forward Andre Iguodala and prized forward Danilo...
Updated (11/24/20): This post has been updated to reflect Bam Adebayo’s extension. The Miami Heat started last summer way over the luxury tax line, lacking in high-end talent, and seemingly unable to do much to improve but hope to attract a star...
It took nearly 24 last-day-of-June-and-first-day-of-July hours and two structures to finalize, but the Miami Heat made its signature move this summer by executing a sign-and-trade for four-time All-Star Jimmy Butler. Butler signed a four-year, $141 million maximum contract with the Heat, who...
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS WORK WITHOUT PROVIDING PROPER CREDIT After winning the NBA Draft Lottery and the rights to select Duke’s Zion Williamson with the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, the New Orleans Pelicans were hoping to convince...
The Miami Heat has expressed interest in a “salary-designed” trade for Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Smith hasn’t been with the Cavs organization since November, but his unique contract situation nonetheless has value in trade, upon...
THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY IAN BEGLEY AT THEKNICKSBLOG. THIS IS JUST A REPRODUCTION OF THAT POST (UPDATED TO INCLUDE A COUPLE NEW IDEAS). IAN AND I WORKED VERY HARD ON THIS POST. PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS WORK WITHOUT PROVIDING...
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS WORK WITHOUT PROVIDING PROPER CREDIT Update (4/9/19): As detailed in the post below, three things needed to happen for the Miami Heat to avoid the luxury tax: (i) Kelly Olynyk couldn’t play 1,700 minutes, (ii) the Heat...
I drafted this FAQ because I have received countless questions, and seen countless reporting issues, about the Anthony Davis situation. As many of you know, I have tried provide as much assistance as I possibly can, but I figured that one article,...
