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TwitterFacebookemailThe NBA’s salary cap projection for the 2017-18 season has dropped from $107 million to $102 million, according to a league memo distributed by the league to its member teams. The luxury tax projection has dropped in turn, from $127 million to …
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TwitterFacebookemailUpdate: The Heat has reportedly offered Dwyane Wade a two-year, $40 million contract with a player option on the second year that would allow him to become a free agent next summer. My guess is that he will, at the very least, push the Heat …
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TwitterFacebookemailThis post was written lightening quickly at the request of readers. There is no lead-in, no explanation and no context. It just contains the raw numbers that readers were asking for. The Miami Heat will start the summer with six players under contract …
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TwitterFacebookemailOn Wednesday July 7 at 12:01 a.m. ET, the NBA’s 2016-17 season begins. That’s when the league’s salary cap, luxury tax threshold, maximum salaries and other figures all adjust to their new values; when free agents can be can signed; and when …
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TwitterFacebookemail“I really don’t think it’s about loyalty. I think it’s just about [finding] the best situation for myself. I didn’t say [Miami] wasn’t the best situation, but we’re going to see what happens. It’s not like I’m really counting the Heat out …
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TwitterFacebookemailSalary cap projections for the 2016-17 season keep rising, backed by exploding revenues. When the NBA announced its new nine-year, $24 billion national television rights deals with ESPN/ABC and TNT in October 2014, which kick in next season, initial projections for the …
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TwitterFacebookemailI have a request. I try to write posts which I believe are unique, in depth and insightful. I hope you agree. I therefore ask that you please not simply copy my work without providing proper credit. It feels rather awful to see …
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TwitterFacebookemail“LeBron James promised the city of Cleveland, ‘I’m coming back to bring you that elusive title that has escaped this city since 1964.’ He never said anything about staying once he does accomplish that… I’m hearing about a return to Miami if …
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TwitterFacebookemailNote: This post was updated on 6/30/16 to reflect the updated salary cap figures, as detailed in this post, in light of reader requests. “I believe the team that hasn’t been mentioned that much may be the dark horse in [the chase for …
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TwitterFacebookemailI have a request. I try to write posts which I believe are unique, in depth and insightful. I hope you agree. I therefore ask that you please not simply copy my work without providing proper credit. It feels rather awful to see my …
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