Luxury Tax

The Toronto Raptors went all in. On a last attempt to tinker their roster to compete for an NBA title with their current core this summer they dealt DeMar DeRozan in a trade to acquire disgruntled star Kawhi Leonard. The trade gives them a better shot now and a clearer path to rebuild in the [...]

Working off a Christmas Day win over the Golden State Warriors, you might think the Cleveland Cavaliers are beyond satisfied with their roster, and past the point of considering any additions. But you’d be wrong. From Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today: Why not just eat Williams’ salary and add a player? The Cavs are over [...]

If paying the luxury tax is what it takes to keep the Detroit Pistons’ core together, then that’s what owner Tom Gores is prepared to do. No, seriously, that’s what he told the Detroit Free Press’ Vince Ellis: Q: With a possible KCP extension, you could threaten the luxury tax line (an NBA mechanism to [...]

September 19, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors This coming season, the LA Lakers are on pace to have the leagues highest payroll at a whopping $100M. Given Kobe Bryant makes a league high at almost $27M and Pau Gasol makes $19M [...]

July 3, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Well it appears Miami Heat Owner Micky Arison is not done his belly aching about the new Collective Bargaining Agreement the league and players ended up with after the lockout. Micky is stealing some headlines today [...]

July 16th, 2008 – Dr. J-Water As a big fan of the Denver Nuggets since Carmelo Anthony came to the league, I almost fell off my chair last night when I heard that the Nuggets had traded their former defensive player of the year Marcus Camby to the LA Clippers for a future SECOND ROUND [...]