On June 22, the NBA will hold its annual draft, pulling from an incredible domestic and global talent pool. As prospects continue to play, how do they rank as potential draft prospects? Six Sports Business Classroom alumni (Elias Eldridge, Ron Gutterman, Gabriel Mendez, Aaron Pearlstein, Max Rosenberg and Jordan Silbert) have mocked the first [Read More]

The Brooklyn Nets struck a few days ahead of the trade deadline with a deal sending Kyrie Irving and Markieff Morris to the Dallas Mavericks on Monday for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith and draft considerations. The Mavericks add an eight-time All-Star to play with Luka Dončić, and the Nets get two players and three [Read More]

[Note: The following is a snapshot of the NBA 2022-23 Luxury Tax Tracker from 2/1/23, just over a week ahead of the 2/9/23 NBA trade deadline—prior to the Kyrie Irving trade. The live NBA 2022-23 Luxury Tax Tracker will have the current and eventually final figures for the season.] Teams generally prefer to stay under [Read More]

The NBA saw its second trade since the start of the 2022-23 regular season on Monday, with the Washington Wizards sending Rui Hachimura to the Los Angeles Lakers for Kendrick Nunn and three second-round picks. Every trade tells a story. What are the nuances of the two-player swap? What were the salary cap mechanics? [Read More]

NBA teams have a natural life cycle. They search for star players, build a roster to contend, and eventually face the time to start over again. The Golden State Warriors are hoping to skip the down part of their cycle, holding onto young players like James Wiseman, Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody while still [Read More]