Third Apron

We continue our discussion on CBA changes we'd like to see, including ones that delve into how draft picks are handled, restructuring how contracts and extensions work, and some fun exceptions.

Part 1: https://youtu.be/cyCaNAILwA8

CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/giannis-antetokounmpo-injury-nbpa-bucks-tanking/

0:00 Intro/Mat Ishbia Rule
6:06 Should Teams Have a Draft Pick Cap?
8:04 Eliminating Fake First Round Picks
13:14 Minimum Contract Restructuring & Conversions
16:36 Abolishing the Hinky Special
19:15 The Udonis Haslem Rule
25:21 Eliminating Base Year Compensation
30:25 Isaiah Hartenstein Rule: Early Bird Rights Fix
35:01 Making Trade Exceptions Actually Useful
37:05 Tyrese Maxey Rule: Fixing Cap Holds
44:15 NBA Franchise Tag

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The 65-game rule is dominating NBA discourse after the NBPA issued two separate statements. We discuss why it must be eliminated, and pitch our own CBA modifications. Some serious, some not so much.

CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/giannis-antetokounmpo-injury-nbpa-bucks-tanking/

0:00 Intro
2:32 The 65 Game Rule's Real Damage
22:31 One Max Contract
31:50 Super Max Timing Is Broken
34:18 Dynamic Escalating Super Max Proposal
39:55 Eliminate Supermax Team Restrictions
41:48 Second Apron & Repeater Tax Overkill

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We discuss the NBA expansion news update from earlier this week. We dive into how team franchise valuations and the financial aspect is motivating owners to finally do this. We also discuss the mechanics of how a 32-team league would actually work and the salary cap ramifications under the current CBA.

0:00 Intro
5:02 League talent and if there's enough to add two more teams
11:32 Examining expansion draft rules and potential adjustments
22:47 Salary cap impact on free agency/extensions
33:40 Conferences/realignment
40:48 How teams could prepare for expansion

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We rank our top 15 best contracts in the league.

Sam's rankings: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/ranking-worst-nba-contracts-joel-embiid-ja-morant-paul-george/

0:00 Intro
2:02 Devin Vassell
7:28 De'Aaron Fox
16:33 Jerami Grant
23:20 Devin Booker
35:22 Immanuel Quickley
39:40 Jalen Green
46:00 Domantas Sabonis
50:00 Myles Turner
54:45 Anthony Davis
59:45 Christian Braun
1:07:00 Karl-Anthony Towns
1:13:00 Paul George
1:19:00 Dejounte Murray
1:22:45 Patrick Williams
1:25:00 Jamal Murray
1:30:30 Jakob Poeltl
1:34:00 Ja Morant
1:39:00 Joel Embiid
1:46:00 Bam Adebayo and honorable mentions

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We rank our top 15 best contracts in the league.

Sam's rankings: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/ranking-best-nba-contracts-jalen-brunson-deni-avdija-alperen-sengun/

0:00 Intro
1:56 Aaron Nesmith
7:32 Nickeil Alexander-Walker
11:57 Derrick White
17:13 Neemias Queta
22:46 Scotty Pippen Jr.
27:26 Aaron Wiggins
31:53 Isaiah Stewart
36:10 Payton Pritchard
39:12 Onyeka Okongwu
43:11 Jaden McDaniels
47:45 Ajay Mitchell
55:19 Jabari Smith Jr.
59:37 Alperen Sengun
1:05:03 Jalen Brunson
1:09:16 Trey Murphy
1:15:01 Jalen Johnson
1:17:14 Deni Avdija
1:21:55 Honorable mentions

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We discuss the bottom 10 of Sam's front office rankings.

Sam's rankings: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-front-office-rankings-lakers-hornets-thunder-celtics/

0:00 Intro/qualifying for this tier
4:44 Orlando Magic
19:31 Washington Wizards
34:35 Toronto Raptors
43:15 Milwaukee Bucks
55:59 Los Angeles Lakers
1:08:39 Phoenix Suns
1:18:04 Dallas Mavericks
1:24:20 Chicago Bulls
1:31:13 New Orleans Pelicans
1:40:55 Sacramento Kings

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We discuss the middle-10 of Sam's front office rankings.

Sam's rankings: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-front-office-rankings-lakers-hornets-thunder-celtics/

0:00 Memphis Grizzlies
13:01 Charlotte Hornets
21:00 Atlanta Hawks
31:20 Miami Heat
42:19 Brooklyn Nets
55:40 Detroit Pistons
1:00:47 Golden State Warriors
1:11:29 Los Angeles Clippers
1:23:52 Portland Trail Blazers
1:35:40 Denver Nuggets

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We discuss the top-10 of Sam's front office rankings. Sam's rankings: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-front-office-rankings-lakers-hornets-thunder-celtics/

0:00 Into
8:28 Oklahoma City Thunder
19:23 Boston Celtics
30:18 Houston Rockets
43:17 San Antonio Spurs
53:44 Cleveland Cavaliers
1:04:08 Indiana Pacers
1:13:02 New York Knicks
1:31:39 Utah Jazz
1:42:09 Philadelphia 76ers
1:56:04 Minnesota Timberwolves

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We're back! Sam and I return from our slumber to tackle the issue that has everyone so angry: tanking. We look at Sam's article listing all the proposals thrown on the internet and explain why they wouldn't work.

Sam's article: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-tanking-solutions-lottery-tournament/

0:00 Into
5:38 Why the NBA made a mistake flattening the lottery odds
14:01 Abolishing the draft and incentivizing winning
21:24 Lottery tournament
27:37 Lottery committee and voting on who gets the top picks
33:01 Fining teams/financially penalize tanking
39:01 The wheel
42:32 COLA/multi-year standings
52:23 Wins counting as losses
56:24 Musical chairs and Play-In Tournament benefits
1:04:50 Eliminating pick protections and bringing back old lottery odds

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We discuss all of the final trades of the trade deadline.

0:00 Ivica Zubac to the Pacers
21:52 Kristaps Porzingis for Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield
37:11 Ayo Dosunmu to Minnesota
46:16 Jose Alvarado to the Knicks
57:59 Luke Kennard to the Lakers
1:09:14 Boston Celtics duck the tax
1:18:02 Bucks and the Giannis market in the summer
1:23:17 Heat's outlook after missing out on Giannis
1:31:16 Ja Morant not traded
1:34:45 Nets total cap space return

You can follow Yossi on:
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Salary cap sheets: www.capsheets.com

You can follow Sam on:
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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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