NBA teams can include cash as part of a trade but are limited to $7,964,000 for all transactions during the 2025-26 season. That's two separate figures representing what teams can take in and what they can send out. Teams above the second apron ($207,824,000) cannot send out cash in trade; conversely, if a team [Read More]
One of the goals of the NBA's latest Collective Bargaining Agreement is to curb spending. The higher a team's payroll, the fewer tools they have. The NBA has a soft cap, which allows teams to spend without limit, provided they have the tools (more formally, "exceptions") to do so. But certain exceptions will trigger [Read More]
Teams generally prefer to stay under the NBA's luxury tax threshold ($187,895,000) unless they're a championship contender. Some may have begun rebuilding (or aren't as good as they had hoped), but still have large contracts on the books that will soon expire. As the February 6 trade deadline approaches, some franchises will likely make [Read More]
On June 25 and 26, the NBA will hold its annual draft (held over two days), pulling from an incredible domestic and global talent pool. As prospects continue to play, how do they rank as potential draft prospects? Ten Sports Business Classroom alumni (Elias Eldridge, Diego Torres, Gabriel Mendez, Max Rosenberg, Brandon Heimsoth, Anirudh [Read More]
On June 25 and 26, the NBA will hold its annual draft (held over two days), pulling from an incredible domestic and global talent pool. As prospects continue to play, how do they rank as potential draft prospects? Ten Sports Business Classroom alumni (Elias Eldridge, Diego Torres, Gabriel Mendez, Max Rosenberg, Brandon Heimsoth, Anirudh [Read More]
