The new Collective Bargaining Agreement increased the amount of cash teams can receive in trades on an annual basis, from $3.5 million last year to $5.1 million this season. After dealing a second rounder to the Warriors (Roundball Reasons favorite Jordan Bell!) for the full … [Read more...]
3 Lessons from the Trade Deadline: (#2) Unwanted Contract Market Heating Up
Looking at the deadline deals more closely, all the big trades were inspired by a desire to shed an unwanted player contract. The Clippers dealt Blake Griffin because they thought they could spend his $35M a year more effectively. The Lakers moved Jordan Clarkson for the same … [Read more...]
Proposed Changes to the CBA
December 15 is fast approaching. That’s the date when the players and owners each have the right to opt out of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, and it’s a foregone conclusion that these opt-out rights will be exercised. Yet there’s little cause for alarm. The parties … [Read more...]
Throwback Jersey Thursday: Taking Advantage of the CBA
Some front office executives don’t see much value in knowing the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). I’ve been told that it’s not all that important because the league office takes care of a lot of the cap management stuff and will always tell you whether a … [Read more...]
Why Tyler Johnson should be the Bulls’ #1 Target
[Originally posted on Blog-A-Bull] I think by now we all have a fairly good grasp of the team’s strengths and weaknesses entering the off-season. Strengths: Jimmy Butler, an increasingly ball-dominant scorer who can lock down either wing position defensively and who … [Read more...]