Las Vegas, September 26, 2023 - ESPN NBA Front Office Insider, Bobby Marks, is set to champion the next wave of leaders in the business of basketball as he takes on the role of Lead Instructor for Sports Business Classroom (SBC), the global leader in basketball education. In his new capacity, Marks will be [Read More]

The following is the 2023-24 NBA Rookie Scale: Pick 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 Qualifying Offer 1 $10,133,900 $10,640,800 $11,147,400 26.1% 40% 2 $9,067,000 $9,520,500 $9,974,000 26.2% 40.5% 3 $8,142,400 $8,549,300 $8,956,700 26.4% 41.2% 4 $7,341,100 $7,708,300 $8,075,500 26.5% 41.9% 5 $6,647,900 $6,980,000 $7,312,500 26.7% 42.6% 6 $6,037,900 $6,339,800 $6,641,900 26.8% 43.4% 7 $5,511,900 $5,787,700 [Read More]

Teams have until one day before the start of the 2023-24 regular season to issue extensions to the rookie-scale class of 2020. The top 30 picks can extend or wait until restricted free agency next July. Some will expect max extensions; others will be happy just to lock in longer deals at good money. [Read More]

The 2022-23 season will officially end when the clock clicks from June 30 to July 1. At that moment, players (whose contracts have expired) will become free agents. Many will be unrestricted and able to sign with any NBA franchise willing to offer a contract. Some will be restricted free agents, giving the original [Read More]

The NBA will hold its annual draft later today, pulling from an impressive 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—with additional scouting from Mikhail Ratts) [Read More]