About Eric Pincus

Eric Pincus is a leading expert on NBA player contracts and the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement. Eric, the General Manager at Sports Business Classroom, is also a national NBA writer for Bleacher Report.

Examining the NBA’s $134M Salary Cap Projection for 2023-24

In September, the NBA raised its salary cap projection for the 2023-24 season from $133 million to $134 million with a luxury tax threshold of $162 million. That's an 8.37 percent increase from the current 2022-23 campaign's $122.7 million salary cap and a 7.81 percent increase in the tax threshold from $150.3 million. By [Read More]

By |2022-10-31T16:02:20-07:00October 28th, 2022|

SBC Practicum: Mock Charlotte Hornets Land Deandre Ayton

[The following submission is from the Charlotte Hornets, run by students in the mock deadline practicum at the SBC Las Vegas Immersive.] Assignment: Charlotte Hornets Team Members: Ray O’Keeffe, Grant Curry, Zachary Janisse, Rafael Otoro, Adam Beladtz With glimpses of a strong developing team, we understood that we would be challenged to push forward [Read More]

By |2022-12-05T18:03:28-08:00October 24th, 2022|

SBC Practicum: Mock Houston Rockets Add Picks in a Flurry of Moves

[The following submission is from the Houston Rockets, run by students in the mock deadline practicum at the SBC Las Vegas Immersive.] Assignment: Houston Rockets Team Members: Grant Gilbert, Pierre Riddle, Danish Pradhan, Jailon Bates, Levy Renaud, Faith LeMelle The Rockets are in full rebuild mode. We aspired to acquire draft capital to build [Read More]

By |2022-12-05T18:03:53-08:00October 14th, 2022|

Listing the Rookie-Scale Options for the 2020/2021 Draft Classes

First-round picks sign a four rookie-scale contract in the NBA, but only the first two seasons are locked in. The third and fourth are team options. The options for the 2020 and 2021 draft classes need to be decided by October 31. For most teams, the options are simple clerical decisions. The Minnesota Timberwolves [Read More]

By |2022-11-03T23:51:37-07:00October 13th, 2022|

Listing the 2019 Draft Class with 2022 Rookie-Scale Extension Status

Teams have until October 17, one day ahead of the 2022-23 regular season, to issue extensions to the rookie-scale class of 2019. The top 30 picks can extend or wait until restricted free agency next July. Several top stars like Zion Williamson, Ja Morant and Darius Garland have already extended. Others didn't get through [Read More]

By |2023-06-13T21:19:38-07:00October 13th, 2022|
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