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]
In this episode of Sports Business Classroom Audio Experience “Professional Series,” host Howard Beck is joined by Ben Taylor, author of Thinking Basketball, and host of the Thinking Basketball podcast. Ben, creator of the popular YouTube channel Thinking Basketball uses his platform to go deeper on basketball analysis, history, philosophy, and theory with [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]
[The following scouting report is part of a series on potential 2023 draft prospects from Sports Business Classroom alumni.] Chris Livingston Frame: 6’6″, 220 lbs Position: Wing Team: Kentucky 2023 Draft Age: 19 Stats via www.sports-reference.com Offense Livingston is a talented slasher who relies on his physicality to bully his opponents to the rim [Read More]
