NTC Podcast #72: ATL Moves Collins, 2023 Free Agency Preview
THE NTC PODCAST: EPISODE 72 ATL Moves Collins, 2023 Free Agency Preview The heat is on during this window of the NBA calendar with trades in full swing [...]
An Important Amendment: New Yearly Adjustments to the Apron and Luxury Tax
Colin Maher, Salary Cap Specialist and Contributor to Not Trade Clause When a free agent signs a lucrative contract someone undoubtedly says “the Salary Cap will continue to rise, so it won’t look as bad in a [...]
My Top 20 Draft Prospects in the 2023 NBA Draft
By Avi Tyagi Tier 1: Franchise Definer from Day 1 Victor Wembanyama What more is there to be said about Victor? Defensively, he does it all. In the last 20 years, only 2 prospects have drummed up [...]
Draft Pick Analysis: Relative Performance and Payroll Efficiency
Colin Maher, Salary Cap Specialist and Contributor to No Trade Clause For this research project, I answered two questions: How often does a Draft Pick outperform the average production of picks higher in the draft? and How [...]
There’s a new king in Houston
By Devin Zanskas Over the prior two drafts, the Rockets have selected five first round picks combined, but in the 2024 draft, they will only keep their pick if they earn a top four pick again. After [...]
Avi’s Top-30 2021-Draft Prospects Big Board Part 2
By Avi Tyagi Tier 7: He Scores; He Must Do More Jalen Green Here is the list of players since the merger with a usage rate above 25%, a free throw percentage above 78%, an [...]
San Antonio Spurs Salary Cap Prospectus 2023-2024
Introduction Click the link below to view the in-depth "Salary Cap Prospectus" for the San Antonio Spurs, which (i) analyzes SAS's salary cap status, (ii) reviews upcoming imminent roster decisions, (iii) reviews the pertinent CBA changes affecting [...]
Golden State Warriors Salary Cap Prospectus 2023-2024
Introduction Click the link below to view the in-depth "Salary Cap Prospectus" for the Golden State Warriors, which (i) analyzes GSW's salary cap status, (ii) reviews upcoming imminent roster decisions, (iii) reviews the pertinent CBA changes affecting [...]
Avi’s Top-30 2021-Draft Prospects Big Board
By Avi Tyagi The premise: Filling out a big board with the top 30 prospects from the 2021 Draft, roughly 2 seasons later. Much has changed, but on the whole, 19 of the original first rounders remain [...]
NBA Expansion Candidates: Looking at NBA History to Find the Next 2 Cities
By Avi Tyagi We begin this exercise with Seattle. This is the obvious first pick. There are far too many factors that suggest that Seattle is a ready-made medium-large market, ready to bring the Supersonics back [...]