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
Central Notes: Pistons, Cavs, Hunter, Strus, Okafor, Nesmith
The Pistons enter the All-Star break with a 29-26 record, their first winning record heading into the NBA’s annual celebration weekend since 2009. They’ll also carry a four-game winning streak into their next game on Feb. 21. Detroit recorded double-digit victories at Chicago on consecutive nights on Tuesday and Wednesday and currently hold a top-six playoff spot. “We are … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Pistons, Cavs, Hunter, Strus, Okafor, Nesmith
Three-Peat For Mac McClung In Dunk Contest
Mac McClung ensured his place alongside the other legends in NBA dunk contest history by winning the event for the third straight time Saturday night. McClung got perfect scores on all four of his dunks and was a clear favorite of the Chase Center crowd. His final-round victory came over Spurs rookie Stephon Castle, who registered a 99.6 score with two impressive slams of his … [Read more...] about Three-Peat For Mac McClung In Dunk Contest
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
Cavs’ Thompson Responds After Raptors Criticize ‘Disrespectful’ Late-Game Dunk
An otherwise straightforward Cavaliers blowout of the Raptors in Toronto on Wednesday in the teams’ final game before the All-Star break got a little heated in the final seconds of the fourth quarter. With the Cavaliers up by 21 points and holding the ball with the shot clock off, veteran center Tristan Thompson drove to the basket and threw down a two-handed dunk with just 4.1 … [Read more...] about Cavs’ Thompson Responds After Raptors Criticize ‘Disrespectful’ Late-Game Dunk