Five ties among teams with identical regular-season records were broken today through random drawings to determine the order of selection for NBA Draft 2025 presented by State Farm.

We would like to extend a sincere apology for the lack of content in recent weeks. Unfortunate circumstances forced us to dial back operations. However, we will be back to posting videos, graphics, & general info related to basketball ops soon. Thanks for sticking with us!

Check out our latest blog post from contributor Avi Tyagi! He dug into the Pacers' relentless attack against the Thunder in game 6 of the NBA Finals and provided some tips that could swing the series for both teams before the winner-take-all game 7. notradeclause.com/round-7-yes-ce…

WAS added $6M in salary in 25/26 but removed over $40M off their books in 26/27 and has set themselves up to be a major player in the 2026 offseason. Washington's front-office under Michael Winger has done a very underrated job in setting themselves up for a rebuild.

Trading Kristaps Porzingis now puts Boston under the second apron. The Porzingis and Jrue Holiday trades save Boston a projected $180M in tax penalties.

Brooklyn now has 1/6 of the picks in the first round: 8 19 22 26 27

FIVE 1st round picks for Brooklyn now, plus a second. Consolidation has to be in play. notradeclause.com/draft-capital/

Get familiar with the games of some of the biggest names in tonight's draft with our contributor Avi Tyagi's Big Board! His piece contains scouting reports for the top 20 prospects. Give it a look here: notradeclause.com/2025-big-board/

Indiana now has 38 and 54 Sending out cash triggers the 2nd apron for next season.

The Pacers get a selection 15 slots lower and with a $2 million lower salary than the 23rd pick they traded last week. Great piece of business for the Pacers who reacquired their own 2026 first-round pick while getting into the top of the second round.

Second round pick is $1.3M in year 1 Pick 23 was $3.2M

Heading into Free Agency, we heard "Teams have leverage to low-ball players b/c nobody has cap space." Turner signing with MIL for 4yrs/$107M should serve as a reminder of why teams can't take full advantage of that "leverage". If a player has value, a market can be created.

Don't forget to refer to our cap sheets, draft capital, & NBA calendar as the summer rolls on in order to keep up with players, assets, key dates, + more! Several updates completed with more coming soon. notradeclause.com/atlanta-hawks/ notradeclause.com/draft-capital/ notradeclause.com/nba-calendar/

Check out our annual Summer League podcast, featuring longtime guest, Nick Lagios ! The General Manager of DiablosRojosBasquetbol speaks with us about Mexican & Euroleague basketball, as well as the current state of the Los Angeles Lakers and their future! notradeclause.com/ntc-summer-lea…

Some more color to restricted free agency Out of the 14 former first-round picks that received a qualifying Offer since 2023 and then signed a contract, only three (Tyrese Maxey, Immanuel Quickley and Cam Johnson), had a starting salary greater than $20 million in the first

Check out the latest NTC Podcast! Shane Young is back to provide some insight into the Clippers' recent transactions and determine what it all means for their coming season. We also discuss player fits, rotations, pros/cons, and more! notradeclause.com/ntc-podcast-13…

One year bird restriction is automatic if the contract contains an option. The player would lose bird rights in a trade, but because of the sizable salary in year 1, that shouldn’t play a big role. Sign-and-trade is a likely non starter because Golden State likely gets hard

In depth cap series article from our specialist Colin Maher! Check it out!