Every week, the writing team here at Hoops Rumors creates original content to complement our news feed. Here are our segments and features from the past seven days:
- Luke Adams took a deep dive into the Lakers’ cap situation.
- The salary cap for the 2018/19 league year was officially announced, meaning the following CBA-related figures were set:
- In this week’s Community Shootaround posts, we asked:
- Will a superteam be formed in L.A.? Specifically, how many of the three – LeBron James, Paul George, and Kawhi Leonard – will end up on the Lakers during the 2018/19 season.
- After the first day of free agency, what deal do you believe to be the best deal of the day?
- In our two Polls this week, we asked:
- If not the Lakers, which team will Leonard end up playing for after all the dust settles?
- Should the NBA adopt a 1-16 Playoff Seeding?
- We introduced the 2018 NBA Free Agent Tracker to help our readers navigate the free agency frenzy.
- After the first three days of free agency, we recapped the reported signings:
- On July 2, we reminded our readers of the 30 free agents still available from our Top 50 free agents of 2018.
- On July 4, we again listed some notable free agents yet to sign a new contract.
- Luke Adams broke down the following in regard to free agency:
- Three teams (Hawks, Bulls, Kings) left with cap space.
- Five teams (Pelicans, Bucks, Timberwolves, Spurs, Knicks) now hard-capped.
- We began tracking which rookies drafted in the 2018 NBA Draft have signed contracts.
- We notified our readers of the end of the July Moratorium.