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Here is the answer to the cap space riddle of the Milwaukee Bucks The Micic buyout and eventual stretch created the necessary cap space for Milwaukee. The brown holds will turn into eventual salary

I respect Draymond Green but disagree that the apron rules has ended free agency. Why free agency has shrunk is because nearly 50 potential free agents this summer decided that guaranteed money was too valuable and signed extensions. The change in extension rules in this CBA

And I don't want to hear that the apron rule has impacted the restricted free agents. The RFA are impacted because more players extended, thus taking teams off the board to spend in FA. Plus, history has shown that even if teams had $$ to spend, they don't on an offer sheet to

Olynyk can be rerouted again within 2 months of the recent trade because his contract is not aggregate with additional salary.

San Antonio certainly making a priority, first with the signing of Luke Kornet and now Kelly Olynyk to add front-court help around Victor Wembanyama.

Contracts going out: To San Antonio Kelly Olynyk: $13.5M, UFA 2026 To Washington Malaki Branham: $4.9M, RFA 2026 Blake Wesley: $4.7M, RFA 2026 Both are rookie extension eligible up until October 20.

Second move within a week where Washington has added a former first-rounder. Cam Whitmore and now Wesley, Branham

Breaking: Oklahoma City Thunder star and NBA champion Chet Holmgren has agreed to a fully guaranteed five-year maximum rookie contract extension that could reach $250 million, agent Bill Duffy of WME Basketball told ESPN.

Holmgren’s year 1 salary is 25% of the projected $165M salary cap in 2026-27.

This has been updated The free (yes, it is free) doc takes the rules of the CBA and applies to each transaction. A good way to learn about how trades are constructed and exceptions players are signed with. sportsbusinessclassroom.com

A good example is Detroit who is hard capped at the first apron because of the Duncan Robinson sign-and-trade. They are $48M below and have a ton of flexibility

The calm before the storm

Breaking: Oklahoma City Thunder All-NBA star and champion Jalen Williams has agreed to a five-year maximum rookie contract extension that could reach $287 million, agents Bill Duffy and Justin Haynes of WME Basketball told ESPN.

The Thunder have the resources to be sustainable for the foreseeable future: - 14 firsts in the next 7 years, including a potential of 4 in 2026 - Revenue stream: New arena in 2028, national TV contract and possible expansion - Contracts staggered in the future (SGA doesn’t

* 3 players 26 or younger now under contract through the 2030-31 season

The extensions in OKC youtu.be/bBxGfiBQw6c?si… via YouTube

New Orleans Pelicans forward Herb Jones has agreed to a three-year, $68 million contract extension with the franchise, Mark Bartelstein and Kieran Piller of Priority Sports told ESPN. Jones now has a total five years and $97M on his Pelicans deal – with player option in 2029-30.

Breakdown on the Herb Jones extension Current contract 25/26- $13.9M 26/27- $14.9M Extension 27/28- $20.9M (140% of $14.9M) 28/29- $22.5M 29/30- $24.2M