[The following submission is from the Oklahoma City Thunder, run by students in the mock deadline practicum at the SBC Las Vegas Immersive.] Assignment: Oklahoma City Thunder Team Members: Elias Eldridge, Nabil Schwarzwalder, Kolin Kennebeck, Cameron Rucker, Neil Leslie When considering our team's direction, our initial thoughts were to try and add a superstar. [Read More]
[The following submission is from the Sacramento Kings, run by students in the mock deadline practicum at the SBC Las Vegas Immersive. Write up via Jordan Silbert.] Assignment: Sacramento Kings Team Members: Jordan Silbert, Danny Lubelfeld, Quentin Thorne, Carmelo Torres, Eyob Feisa The Sacramento Kings haven't made the postseason since 2005-06, so why did [Read More]
As of the 2023 Collective Bargaining Agreement, the NBA added a third two-way roster spot. The goal is to give teams the means to develop players with fewer than four years of experience—part-time in the G League and NBA. Two-way contracts pay half the value of a rookie minimum salary ($578,577 for the 2024-25 [Read More]
[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]
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]
