Explaining the Disabled Player Exception

by Danny Leroux
Sadly enough, the Disabled Player Exception returned to relevance after the shocking and depressing injury to Paul George in the televised Team...

Explaining the Over-36 Rule

by Danny Leroux
  Part of the reason I find the Over-36 rule fascinating is that it meaningfully affects the league without many visible direct results...

NBA May Try to Avoid Massive Salary Cap Spike

by Mark Evans
The salary cap in the NBA is directly tied to how much Basketball Related Income (BRI) the league generates in any given year. As the league...

Retooling the Miami Heat

Explaining Bird Rights with the Help of LeBron James

by Danny Leroux
  Thanks to the unusual nature of LeBron James’ contract (which I wrote about here) and the confusing elements of what are commonly...

New Faces, New Places: Lance Stephenson Signs With Charlotte

by Anthony Dedousis
The Player: Lance Stephenson The Team: Charlotte Hornets The Contract: Three years, $27.5 million; $9 million in Years 1 and 2, $9.5...

Explaining Amnesty Waivers

by Mark Evans
The amnesty provision is an interesting wrinkle within the CBA. It's a "get out of jail free card" in some senses for general managers with bad...