No strangers to bold moves, the Houston Rockets appear to have executed another one over the weekend by acquiring guard Ty Lawson from the Denver Nuggets for a protected 2016 first-round draft pick and a handful of veterans with nonguaranteed contracts. It’s been a turbulent year for Lawson, who was recently arrested on suspicion of […]
Today in an article on FiveThirtyEight, I wrote about how the value of NBA free agents may change as the salary cap increases dramatically in upcoming seasons. In recent seasons, the players who used to be bargains were beginning to cost more — but that trend may flip-flop again as the cap rises ever higher. […]
Today in an article on FiveThirtyEight, I wrote about how the value of NBA free agents may change as the salary cap increases dramatically in upcoming seasons. In recent seasons, the players who used to be bargains were beginning to cost more — but that trend may flip-flop again as the cap rises ever higher. […]
Surrounded by reporters the day after the NBA announced a blockbuster new television deal in October, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant contemplated the maximum-salary rule that governs his compensation and that of his superstar peers. “Look at it like this,” Durant said. “Kobe Bryant brings in a lot of money to Los Angeles, that […]
Surrounded by reporters the day after the NBA announced a blockbuster new television deal in October, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant contemplated the maximum-salary rule that governs his compensation and that of his superstar peers. “Look at it like this,” Durant said. “Kobe Bryant brings in a lot of money to Los Angeles, that […]
