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February 2025

State of the Buyout Market and Two-Way Conversions
I compare this year's buyout market to previous years and examine a new trend among teams converting their two-way players.
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Yossi Gozlan
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Players with the Salary Incentives from Awards on the Line
I look at several players who could earn a higher maximum salary if they make an All-NBA team and which ones are on track for such honors.
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Yossi Gozlan
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8 Extension Candidates to Monitor Ahead of Free Agency
I take a look at several players who could become free agents in 2025 that I could see signing an extension before the season ends.
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Yossi Gozlan
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One Year in with the Mid-Level as a Trade Exception
2024-25 was the first season where the mid-level and bi-annual exceptions could be used as trade exceptions. I review all the deals that utilized this…
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Yossi Gozlan
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2025 NBA Pre-Agency: 10 Players Worth Monitoring
I examine 10 players we could potentially hear about in trade rumors ahead of the 2025 offseason.
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Yossi Gozlan
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2025 Trade Deadline Recap: Winners and Losers
I recap a wild week and list some winners and losers.
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Yossi Gozlan
San Antonio Spurs: How the Spurs could add another All-Star to join Victor Wembanyama and De'Aaron Fox
I look ahead into the possibility of the Spurs adding another All-Star to pair with Victor Wembanyama and De'Aaron Fox.
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Yossi Gozlan
Los Angeles Lakers: The Pursuit of Luka Doncic's Co-Star and How LeBron James Factors In
I look ahead into the Lakers likely pursuit of another star and how LeBron James taking a reduced salary going forward could help achieve that while…
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Yossi Gozlan

January 2025

The Indiana Pacers Luxury Tax Dilemma
Myles Turner is in trade rumors for all the wrong reasons. I explain why their upcoming luxury tax crunch may be the root of it, and examine if the new…
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Yossi Gozlan
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NBA Trade Deadline Preview: The Third and Fourth Teams
As part of my trade deadline coverage, I take a look at the teams with the most tax flexibility that could help facilitate bigger trades and get them to…
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Yossi Gozlan
NBA Trade Deadline Preview: Predicting What The Luxury Tax Teams Will Do
I look at the current projected luxury tax payments and predict which teams will reduce theirs, by how much, and estimate what the total dollars paid…
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Yossi Gozlan
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