Why the sudden surge in two-year extensions for players such as Steven Adams and Larry Nance Jr.? It has a lot to do with the expiration of the league’s national TV contracts after the 2024/25 season, as Bryan Toporek of Forbes.com explains. The salary cap is expected to rise significantly the following season after those rights are negotiated. That provides incentives for veteran players to enter free agency again that summer.
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- What do Franz Wagner, Cade Cunningham and Nic Claxton have in common? They are some of the young players cited by ESPN Insiders as having potential breakout seasons, like the one Ja Morant enjoyed last season.
- Then there are some veteran players whose presence on new teams could change the fortunes of those franchises. The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor examines those X-factors, including the Mavericks’ Christian Wood, the Trail Blazers’ Jerami Grant and the Timberwolves’ Rudy Gobert.
- The Clippers and Trail Blazers are playing a preseason game in Seattle and that has renewed the discussion of the NBA eventually having another franchise in the city, Law Murray of The Athletic writes. The state-of-the-art Climate Pledge Arena – the rejuvenated version of KeyArena, where the SuperSonics played – sparks hope that the NBA will give the city an expansion team.
I can’t imagine Franz scoring more than 20/gm w/ all the young gunners on the Magic. If he maintains or manages to increase his efficiency that would be a strong step forward. He’s already looking like he’s gonna be a good defender. Claxton could have a Rob Williams type season if he plays up to his potential & stays healthy & out of chronic foul trouble but same with Franz, to put him in the same sentence as Ja as far as breakout seasons is a bit much. Cade on the other hand is def capable of something like that. Young Penny vibes from that guy. I think Duren (Kenyon Martin vibes) is a perfect big for him too
This should be a breakout year for alot of the younger studs in the NBA. There is so much talent spread out throughout the league, it is going to be one heck of a season!!