We go through teams 25-30 of Sam's front office rankings.

Article: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-front-office-rankings-part-2-lakers-trail-blazers-2026/

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Jovan Buha joins the show to discuss the Lakers' offseason. I also break down how they utilized all their cap space to complete their signings and the moves they made once they were over the cap.

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Tomer Azarly joins the show to discuss the Clippers' offseason while I break down how they were able to execute all their moves under the salary cap rules and tight apron restrictions. We also touch on the ruling against them and the first steps to recovering from their loss of 5 first-round picks.

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The Pelicans are trading Jordan Hawkins, Micah Peavy, a second-round pick, and a second-round pick swap for AJ Johnson and Taj Gibson. I break down the cap mechanics of the deal, what motivated each team to do it, and why none of the players involved may make the opening night roster.

Stretch deadline article: https://www.thirdapron.com/p/2026-stretch-deadline-fitting-jonathan

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We go through teams 18-24 of Sam's front office rankings.

Article: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-front-office-rankings-part-2-lakers-trail-blazers-2026/

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Brian Lewis and Erik Slater return to the show to discuss the Nets' offseason while I break down how they were able to execute all their moves under the salary cap rules and tight apron restrictions.

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Emergency episode that has brought Sam out of his vacation. The NBA has ruled that the Clippers circumvented the salary cap to funnel money to Kawhi Leonard. They will lose first-round draft picks between 2029-2033. They'll also face various suspensions and fines, which we discuss at length.

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Bobby Marks and Keith Smith join the show to do the 2027 mock expansion draft. They represent the two new expansion teams and select players available to them from all 30 teams. I represent the current teams and negotiate trades with them to keep players I value and move off ones I don't.

Expansion results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mcwAwPZmH1JLZCBbARwfNsdGZlIslh90ORr3INigT3c/edit?gid=0#gid=0

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We discuss teams 11-17 of Sam's front office rankings.

Article: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-front-office-rankings-top-15-knicks-celtics-2026/ 

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Third Apron is available on all podcast providers. Please subscribe, rate, and share if you enjoyed this: https://linktr.ee/yossigozlan

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Wes Goldberg joins the show to discuss the Heat's offseason while I break down how they were able to execute all their moves under the salary cap rules and tight apron restrictions.

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Third Apron is available on all podcast providers. Please subscribe, rate, and share if you enjoyed this: https://linktr.ee/yossigozlan

You can also access Yossi’s salary cap analysis on his Substack. Subscribe for $7 per month or $50 annually!: https://thirdapron.com