Teams generally prefer to stay under the NBA's luxury tax threshold ($165,294,000) 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 8 trade deadline nears, some franchises will make cost-cutting [Read More]

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 2021 and 2022 draft classes need to be decided by October 31. For most teams, the options are simple clerical decisions. The Toronto Raptors [Read More]

The following is the 2023-24 Minimum Salary Scale: YOS Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 0 $1,119,563         1 $1,801,769 $1,891,857       2 $2,019,706 $2,120,693 $2,221,677     3 $2,092,354 $2,196,970 $2,301,587 $2,406,205   4 $2,165,000 $2,273,252 $2,381,501 $2,489,752 $2,598,003 5 $2,346,614 $2,463,946 $2,581,276 $2,698,607 [Read More]

Las Vegas, September 26, 2023 - ESPN NBA Front Office Insider, Bobby Marks, is set to champion the next wave of leaders in the business of basketball as he takes on the role of Lead Instructor for Sports Business Classroom (SBC), the global leader in basketball education. In his new capacity, Marks will be [Read More]

The following is the 2023-24 NBA Rookie Scale: Pick 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 Qualifying Offer 1 $10,133,900 $10,640,800 $11,147,400 26.1% 40% 2 $9,067,000 $9,520,500 $9,974,000 26.2% 40.5% 3 $8,142,400 $8,549,300 $8,956,700 26.4% 41.2% 4 $7,341,100 $7,708,300 $8,075,500 26.5% 41.9% 5 $6,647,900 $6,980,000 $7,312,500 26.7% 42.6% 6 $6,037,900 $6,339,800 $6,641,900 26.8% 43.4% 7 $5,511,900 $5,787,700 [Read More]