We are happy to announce Early Bird Registration is now open for our Sports Business Classroom Business of Basketball Immersive Experience in Las Vegas taking place July 10-15, 2022 during the Las Vegas Summer League! The Business of Basketball Immersive Experience was designed to give the future of basketball professionals a chance to experience what [Read More]

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]

As a starry-eyed 19-year-old college student who wanted to work in basketball after finishing school, Buddy Scott remembers looking into Sports Business Classroom (SBC) on its website with a single thought. “The price point seemed high to me," Scott said. "I couldn’t imagine at that point anything being worth the cost, no matter how [Read More]

And just like that, the NBA trade deadline week has come and gone with blockbuster deals for big names like James Harden, Ben Simmons, and CJ McCollum. One of the most fascinating transactions went down a few days earlier with All-NBA forward Domantas Sabonis, Justin Holiday, Jeremy Lamb, along with a 2023 second-round pick [Read More]

The New Orleans Pelicans made one of the most significant moves ahead of the February 10 trade deadline, acquiring CJ McCollum from the Portland Trail Blazers. How will this trade impact both franchises going forward? At 22-32 heading into the deadline, the Pelicans sat in 10th place in the Western Conference, despite a season-long [Read More]