Good. I'm all for getting any of the D-Fenders up here. See if there's anything there worth investing in going forward. I'm especially curious about Jabari Brown, he's putting up solid numbers.
With the trade deadline passing last week, a number of teams prepare for a run at the playoffs, while some brace for the inevitable draft lottery.
Free agency begins on July 1, but players cannot be officially signed until after the NBA’s annual moratorium ends on July 9.
During that stretch, the league will calculate the salary cap, luxury tax threshold and maximum contract levels, based on projected basketball related income for the 2015-16 season.
Due to the NBA’s new national television deal, which kicks in a year later, the salary cap for the 2016-17 season is expected to jump significantly.
The league has approached the National Basketball Players Association with hopes of artificially smoothing the cap, so it doesn’t make such a jarring leap, but to date, the union has rejected any overtures.
Even at this early date, projections can give an idea of the salary cap math for the next two seasons — including a sizable increase for 2016-17.
My latest on the Lakers and their current situation. It feels as though it's all coming to a head now, the old school mentality vs. new school sensibility. Let's hope it all works out in the end.
