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.

SBC Practicum: Mock Indiana Pacers Land Major Draft Compensation

[The following submission is from the top-performing Indiana Pacers, run by students in the mock deadline practicum at the SBC Las Vegas Immersive.] Assignment: Indiana Pacers Team Members: Kyle Goodier, Preston Klaus, Zuhair Rizvon, Owen Boquette, Sabrina White, Classie Kelise Our first move was to determine our organizational direction for the franchise. As a small-market [Read More]

By |2022-12-05T18:07:24-08:00July 26th, 2022|

Examining the NBA’s $133M Salary Cap Projection for 2023-24

The NBA announced its salary cap figures for the 2022-23 season, along with a new projection for the 2023-24 campaign at $133 million with a luxury tax threshold of $161 million. By December 15, 2022, the NBA and National Basketball Players Association can opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement. A new deal [Read More]

By |2022-07-01T12:45:33-07:00July 1st, 2022|

Examining the NBA’s $123.7M Salary Cap for 2022-23

The NBA announced its salary cap for the 2022-23 season at $123,655,000. That's the maximum 10 percent increase allowed over last year's $112,414,000 cap, based on the agreement between the league and the National Basketball Players Association coming out of the pandemic. The luxury tax was set at $150,267,000 with the apron (or hard [Read More]

By |2022-07-01T03:20:12-07:00June 30th, 2022|

Potential Restricted Free Agents for July 2022

The 2021-22 season will officially end when the clock clicks from June 30 to July 1. At that moment, players (whose contracts have expired) will become free agents. Many will be unrestricted and able to sign with any NBA franchise willing to offer a contract. Some will be restricted free agents, giving the original [Read More]

By |2022-07-25T22:11:47-07:00May 13th, 2022|
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