NBA roster rules require teams to carry at least 14 players on standard contracts for most of the regular season. Clubs are permitted to dip below 14 players for up to 14 days at a time and 28 days in total during a season. [RELATED: 2024/25 NBA Roster Counts] Several teams dropped below 14 players on standard contracts earlier this month as a result of trade-deadline deals, … [Read more...] about Warriors, Cavs Must Make Roster Additions By Thursday
Warriors Notes: Curry, Iguodala, Oakland Arena, Green
With the Warriors slated to retire the No. 9 jersey of former four-time champ Andre Iguodala next weekend, All-Star point Stephen Curry recently looked back on the role his former teammate played on those four title squads, writes Grant Afseth of RG.org. Iguodala spent eight seasons with Golden State, earning NBA Finals MVP in 2015 thanks to his clampdown defense of … [Read more...] about Warriors Notes: Curry, Iguodala, Oakland Arena, Green
Pacific Notes: Simmons, Bamba, Lakers, Tucker, Suns, Fultz
As we detailed on Friday, Ben Simmons‘ debut with the Clippers on Thursday went about as well as it reasonably could have, earning him praise from head coach Tyronn Lue. Lue wasn’t the only one impressed by the former No. 1 overall pick, who registered 12 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and three steals in his first game for his new team. Simmons’ Clippers teammates spoke … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Simmons, Bamba, Lakers, Tucker, Suns, Fultz
Hard Cap Details For Mavs, Warriors, Knicks, Lakers
While 24 of 30 NBA teams are hard-capped at either the first or second tax apron as a result of one or more roster moves they made this season, the hard cap shouldn’t be an issue for the majority of those 24 teams. Now that the trade deadline has passed, clubs will generally only be increasing their payrolls with 10-day deals or minor free agent signings, and most teams have … [Read more...] about Hard Cap Details For Mavs, Warriors, Knicks, Lakers
Projected NBA Taxpayers For 2024/25
Ten NBA teams are still operating in luxury tax territory in the wake of last Thursday’s trade deadline, but this season’s total projected luxury tax payments – and the clubs projected to be taxpayers – have declined significantly in recent weeks. As of January 23, a total of 14 teams projected to be taxpayers, Bobby Marks of ESPN (Twitter links) observes, with the 16 … [Read more...] about Projected NBA Taxpayers For 2024/25