A highlight of the Sports Business Classroom (SBC) Business of Basketball Immersive Experience in Las Vegas each July is the "Mock Trade Deadline." Over the week, students were divided into groups of 5-6, assigned an NBA team and put to work. Their initial task is to self-identify. Where on the lifecycle do they stand [Read More]
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]
[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]
[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]
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]
