Shams Charania: Sources: The 76ers are not paying Ben Simmons his $8.25 million payment due today as the three-time All-Star awaits a trade. Simmons still is not showing up to Philadelphia and has understood the ramifications of his holdout.
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania
League sources say that the Mavericks explored the trade market for Trey Burke, 28, in the offseason before signing Frank Ntilikina in hopes of clearing a roster spot for Ntilikina’s addition. No trade materialized, so Dallas has 16 guaranteed contracts (if you include Moses Brown’s partially guaranteed deal) and has to shed one before the start of the regular season. Releasing Burke would be a costly move, since he is owed more than $6 million this season and next season, but Dallas is expected... Читать дальше...
Even with NBA salaries at an all-time high, players still sometimes have to accept reality and agree to contracts that will pay them far less than their previous deals, be it due to injuries or diminished impact or whatever else.
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The Warriors have not played a postseason game since losing Game 6 of the 2019 Finals and that is somewhat understandable considering the injuries they’ve suffered since that happened.
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