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How Top-Heavy Is Every NBA Payroll (opens the original)
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Ever since the Jaylen Brown trade, I’ve grown more curious about how the salary cap constrains team building. Contract extension rules seem to be an issue in the NBA. For example, Brown has three seasons left on his contract, yet he could have signed an extension this offseason. In the summer of 2027, Brown will have two years remaining on his contract and will be able to sign an extension that could add three more years on top of that. Letting players extend this early sounds like a good thing,
What I'm Most Excited to Watch for All 30 NBA Teams This Season (opens the original)
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The upcoming NBA regular season has the potential to be one of the more exciting ever. It’s wild to think how many teams were incentivized to lose in the past. I watched too many Washington Wizards games last season with Anthony Gill playing heavy minutes at center. But it’s a new day. Teams that finish in the bottom three are now most likely to get the 10th, 11th, and 12th overall picks. Since there is little benefit to losing, we are in store for one of the more competitive and enjoyable regul
Summer League Stats You Can Trust: 2026 Edition (opens the original)
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Analyzing rookies in Summer League can be a challenge. Some are 19 years old playing against older players with NBA experience, guys who already know what they can do on an NBA court, while the rookies are still testing the waters. Then there is the fact that Summer League has a stronger focus on collecting information than winning games, challenging players to focus on something that may not be a strength so coaches can get film they can use to teach, or just see what they have.Which brings us
The Real Reason(s) Jaylen Brown Got Traded (opens the original)
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