News Expansion Draft Protection discussion - Adam Silver says NBA will make decision on expansion in 2026, cites Seattle and Las Vegas as possibilities

Protect Champ or Carter Bryant for the 8th spot?

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Guru of Nothing said:
... but first, also get rid of all back to backs. It can be done.
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Just thought I'd throw out my hot take here...

I don't mind, and dare I say... even enjoy, back-to-backs.

Personally, I like the grind of the season with back to backs thrown in to test the depth of teams. Teams without depth are punished by these schedules, and the way the schedule is now forces teams to give more consideration to depth if they want to be a top team.

Removing games or back-to-backs just rewards teams for going to heavy with their roster. This might make each individual game more entertaining on its face, but IMO it takes away some of the strategy.

If the current structure is a game of Chess, removing games and back-to-backs turns it into a game of Checkers.

I realize this is likely to be an unpopular opinion.
 
What about for each conference

4 division winners, 5 wild cards. Last two wild cards do a play in for 8th seed.
 
scott said:
Just thought I'd throw out my hot take here...

I don't mind, and dare I say... even enjoy, back-to-backs.

Personally, I like the grind of the season with back to backs thrown in to test the depth of teams. Teams without depth are punished by these schedules, and the way the schedule is now forces teams to give more consideration to depth if they want to be a top team.

Removing games or back-to-backs just rewards teams for going to heavy with their roster. This might make each individual game more entertaining on its face, but IMO it takes away some of the strategy.

If the current structure is a game of Chess, removing games and back-to-backs turns it into a game of Checkers.

I realize this is likely to be an unpopular opinion.
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My take was only half-baked, but it was built on the idea that it could/would/should help with player health. Thinking of the spate of achilles injuries to end last season.
 
Just read this, not sure if mentioned before

Expansion teams would operate under different rules than the other 30 teams for their first two seasons in the league. Expansion teams must, according to the current collective bargaining agreement, have a salary cap that is 66 ⅔ percent of the cap level and their salary floor is 90 percent of that. That climbs to 80 percent of the salary cap in the franchise’s second year, and 90 percent of that as the floor.
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Basically, Fox will be left unprotected and will not be selected.
 
Exstatic said:
They can pick him, and trade him into someone else’s cap. I imagine that once the expansion year is announced, teams will clear cap room for just that reason.
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That’s an option for sure but highly unlikely due to aprons. That will be an interesting summer.
 
RedAzSa said:
CBS did a mock expansion draft. Champ was selected as the 6th pick.

www.cbssports.com

NBA Expansion Mock Draft: Zion to Seattle, Herro to Vegas in early projection, plus how the process works

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Zion would literally be the last player in the NBA I would draft. Your year one expansion cap is only 66% of the existing team’s cap. Zion would eat up (haha) a big chunk of that.
 
RedAzSa said:
CBS did a mock expansion draft. Champ was selected as the 6th pick.

www.cbssports.com

NBA Expansion Mock Draft: Zion to Seattle, Herro to Vegas in early projection, plus how the process works

NBA expansion appears to be coming -- here's how a mock draft might work and the types of players who could be picked
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com
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Other draftees with Spurs ties:

9. Micah Potter "The one thing Potter does consistently well is shoot. He's above 40% from 3 on almost seven attempts per 36 minutes."

14. Sandro Mamukelashvili "He's not a super rim protector but he gets by alright on defense. He's 26. And he's shown enough flashes in Toronto to make us intrigued."

20. Sidy Cississko "I'm throwing another dart on upside. Sidy Cissoko. I've perhaps watched one too many late-night Blazers games."
 
After Vegas and Seattle, I don't think there will be any further expansion for a long while (+25 years minimum), but i could see some relocations happening before that (Memphis and New Orleans look tenuous in particular)
 
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Teams like OKC and SAS can just give a first round pick and tell expansion teams which player they wanted selected.

They have enough capital.
 
spursistan said:
After Vegas and Seattle, I don't think there will be any further expansion for a long while (+25 years minimum), but i could see some relocations happening before that (Memphis and New Orleans look tenuous in particular)
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No shortage of meduim-sized, marquee sports cities that would eclipse Memphis & NOLA-- two franchises that have largely had minimal legacies in the NBA, certainly nowhere near the Sonics', and therefore the residual backlash from a potential relocation won't be as strong.

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RedAzSa said:
CBS did a mock expansion draft. Champ was selected as the 6th pick.

www.cbssports.com

NBA Expansion Mock Draft: Zion to Seattle, Herro to Vegas in early projection, plus how the process works

NBA expansion appears to be coming -- here's how a mock draft might work and the types of players who could be picked
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com
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This is an interesting wrinkle I did not know:


  • Expansion teams can waive players they take in the expansion draft without that player's contract counting against their cap (though it would still count as they try to reach the salary floor). This rule did not come up in our exercise, but it's something to remember for a real expansion draft.
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That would seem to open up the possibility of someone with a bigger contract (like Fox or Devin if the Spurs needed to get off of them) getting taken in exchange for a pick, and then the expansion team just waives them.
 
spursistan said:
After Vegas and Seattle, I don't think there will any further expansion for a long while (+25 years), but i could see some relocations happening before that (Memphis and New Orleans look tenuous in particular)
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NBA Eastern Conference Division Europe (London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid) says hello. Surprised Mexico City hasn't been mentioned, either.
 
Honestly 2.5 years is a long time away. Keepers seem like the big 3 + rookie scale guys (unless one is a clear bust).

Vassell will be an expiring then, and we don’t know what will happen with Champ/Luke/KJ extensions. Others on the roster now are churn guys.

The one known: we all anxious about the Fox contract long term.
 
Assuming the expansion draft takes place in mid 2028, Fox will be 30 with 2 years remaining on his contract at ~30% of the cap. If the Spurs have success in the next couple of years (hopefully they will) and Fox is playing at this level (or better, he can), then I don't think his contract will be seen as bad, especially if the cap goes up. I don't think he'll be left unprotected, but I could see him being moved either to another team for better fitting parts / depth / assets, while the Spurs clear the path for Harper to take over.
 
CGD said:
Honestly 2.5 years is a long time away. Keepers seem like the big 3 + rookie scale guys (unless one is a clear bust).

Vassell will be an expiring then, and we don’t know what will happen with Champ/Luke/KJ extensions. Others on the roster now are churn guys.

The one known: we all anxious about the Fox contract long term.
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I’m not. If they need to trade him, they’ll be able to.
 
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