Some of the largest contracts issued in July won't be to free agents but rookie-scale players entering the fourth year of their contracts. Only first-round picks sign rookie-scale contracts, like Ja Morant and Darius Garland, who seem destined to receive a sizable pay raises. As Jordan Poole breaks out with the Golden State Warriors, [Read More]
Out of Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Michael Porter Jr., only Young qualified for a higher maximum salary following the 2021-22 NBA season's annual awards. Young was named to the All-NBA Third Team. had any of the others won Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player [Read More]
The NBA will hold its draft lottery on May 17, and the field of 14 teams is nearly set. The lottery determines the fate of a franchise, but the worst record doesn't mean the top pick is a lock. The Houston Rockets (20-62) earned that distinction but only have a 14 percent chance at [Read More]
The central goal of Sports Business Classroom (SBC) is to provide opportunities for students to find NBA-related employment. Recently Ron Gutterman, an alumn of the 2021 Las Vegas Immersive, was hired by the Denver Nuggets as the team's digital content specialist. On Friday, Gutterman spoke to SBC on his journey: SBC: How did you [Read More]
For the second time this season, the NBA raised its salary cap projection for the 2022-23 season. After an initial estimate of $119 million, the league revised the figure to $121 million in February before pushing it to $122 million on March 31. The luxury tax threshold was also lifted to $149 million (initially [Read More]
