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TwitterFacebookemailIt all traces back to a September 1934 court ruling that settled a battle between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the IRS. In those days, MLB contracts had a one-year term with a standard renewal option (called a “reverse clause”). The reverse clause …
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TwitterFacebookemailUpdate 2 (3/11/15): The National Basketball Players Association informed the NBA that it will not agree to “smoothing” in the increases in the salary cap that will result from the new national media agreements beginning in the 2016-17 season. Update (2/13/15): The National …
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TwitterFacebookemailFantasy sports is a huge business – 41.5 million people in the U.S. and Canada spend $3.6 billion on fantasy league and related fees each year. A relatively small(1) but extremely fast growing sub-segment of the industry is daily fantasy sports. As that …
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TwitterFacebookemailI have a request. I write posts which I believe are unique, more in depth and more insightful than I can otherwise find elsewhere. I hope you agree. I therefore ask that you please not simply copy my ideas without proper sourcing. It …
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TwitterFacebookemailWith the Cleveland Cavaliers on the verge of completing a blockbuster trade for Kevin Love, the Minnesota Timberwolves granted permission for Cavs owner Dan Gilbert to meet with Love. Whatever was discussed at that lengthy July meeting in Los Vegas gave Gilbert enough comfort …
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TwitterFacebookemailUpdate #2 (01/16): As of the last update, the Clippers effectively traded away their 2017 first round pick and incurred a $950K dead-money salary cap charge for this and the next four years in order to get rid of the contract of Jared Dudley, …
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TwitterFacebookemailUpdate (11/24/14): The Miami Heat announced the signing of a new deal with Sun Sports that will extend the partnership for another seven years, through the 2024-25 NBA season. Details of the extension are not yet known, but I would imagine it contains a significant upfront …
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TwitterFacebookemailOn Thursday July 10 at 12:01 a.m. ET, the NBA’s 2014-15 season begins. That’s when the league’s salary cap, luxury tax threshold, maximum salaries and other figures all adjust to their new values. Most NBA business ceases for the first several days …
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TwitterFacebookemailThe Big Three era Miami Heat were always the ideal test case for a new collective bargaining agreement designed primarily as a cash grab for owners, but also with a secondary goal of engineering greater competitive balance around the league. The new …
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TwitterFacebookemailThe Miami Heat would love to get younger. The Heat would love to get some youthful assistance on the wing, as protection for Dwyane Wade as his advancing age and health restrictions cause him to miss so many games and render him so …
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