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 Phoenix Suns Choose Poeltl over Ayton

[The following submission is from the Phoenix Suns, run by students in the mock deadline practicum at the SBC Las Vegas Immersive.] Assignment: Phoenix Suns Team Members: Skyler Trepel, Colin Maher, Preston Stevenson, Walden Wang, Kyle Flores, Michael McMeechan We took that to heart when Jerry West told the students of Sports Business Classroom that he [Read More]

By |2025-09-29T15:55:13-07:00September 6th, 2022|

SBC Practicum: Mock LA Lakers Send Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz

[The following submission is from the Los Angeles Lakers, run by students in the mock deadline practicum at the SBC Las Vegas Immersive.] Assignment: Los Angeles Lakers Team Members: Brandon Yoder, Kennedy Howery, Michael Crossley, Walker Krebs, Jeremy Roth, Autumn Mouton As the Los Angeles Lakers, your direction and goals are decided for you–the [Read More]

By |2025-09-29T15:55:14-07:00September 1st, 2022|

Examining the NBA’s Recent Salary Cap Projections

The NBA is experiencing a more successful 2021-22 season than anticipated, at least financially. The league projected a $119 million salary cap for the 2022-23 season in early August. That initial figure was based on the expected Basketball Related Income (BRI), but the league appears to be rebounding well from the last two pandemic-disrupted [Read More]

By |2025-09-29T15:57:01-07:00February 28th, 2022|

SBC Practicum: Mock LA Clippers Add Rim Protection, Reshape Bench

[The following submission is from the Los Angeles Clippers, run by students in the mock deadline practicum at the SBC Las Vegas Immersive.] Assignment: Los Angeles Clippers Team Members: Jack Maguire, Keisha Hargo, Jaydon Boyer, Jackson Kowalski, Julia Shermer, Nate Robinson The consensus opinion amongst our staff is that the Clippers have one of [Read More]

By |2025-09-29T15:55:14-07:00August 22nd, 2022|
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