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Thunder chopped nearly $300 million from payroll, and the hard part may be next

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The Thunder spent the offseason doing something considerably more complicated than defending a championship, as they did last year. They had to keep the bill from becoming completely insane. Had Oklahoma City simply brought back its 2025-26 roster, its combined salaries and luxury-tax penalties would’ve exceeded $500 million, according to Yossi Gozlan of The Third […] The post Thunder chopped nearly $300 million from payroll, and the hard part may be next appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Detroit Pistons Offseason Grade

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A really good listen! Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon spend 20 minutes discussing Pistons offseason. I love when these 2 talk Pistons. Bryce covers Pistons, and Vencenie, imo is one of the most knowledgeable basketball minds putting out content. To quickly summarize, they both gave the Pistons C for their offseason grade. Sam brings up some very interesting points regarding our cap flexibility going foward, what he would've done with Duren, John Collins fit vs Tobias etc. submitted by /u/KJiggy [li...

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Can Erik Spoelstra, Heat surround Giannis, Bam Adebayo with enough 3-point shooting?

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At this time of the NBA offseason, most teams typically have their roster work completed and find themselves ready for a new season. This has not been a normal offseason for the Miami Heat. Miami traded four players and three first-round picks (plus a first-round pick swap and a second-round pick) to pry two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo out of Milwaukee in late June. Then, the Heat attempted to convince four-time NBA MVP LeBron James to return to Miami for his final chapter, only to wat...

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Spurs Remain Committed To De'Aaron Fox

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The San Antonio Spurs are still committed to De'Aaron Fox despite the point guard's struggles in the NBA Finals, sources told ESPN. Team sources add that the Spurs may not have made the Finals without Fox's contributions in the playoffs. Mitch Johnson's decision over who starts at point guard between Fox and Dylan Harper next season will be determined by their play on the court. Johnson has also mentioned wanting to play Fox, Harper, and Stephon Castle at the same time. Fox averaged 18.6 poin...

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