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The NBA announced that the salary cap has been set at $154.647 million for the 2025-26 season, while the tax level is $187.895 million. The first apron level is set at $195.945 million, and the second apron level is $207.824 million. The salary cap and tax level went into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Tuesday.
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Guys, tearing down an NBA team can be fun! After all, you have the carte blanche to execute impulsive player swaps, the kind of thoughtless, blindingly fast transactions you’d make on Robinhood or E-Trade.
The Boston Celtics are listening to trade offers for recent acquisition Anfernee Simons, who was part of the Jrue Holiday trade to the Portland Trail Blazers last month in a cost-cutting move. Simons averaged 19.3 points and 4.8 assists last season and is on an expiring deal worth $27.7 million.
Because of new rules regarding trade exceptions and other factors, we can expect deals like this to happen much more often.
The Houston Rockets moved Heaven and Earth to land Kevin Durant. Here are the full details from this insane seven-team trade.
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2025 NBA trade deadline was insane -- and we might never see another one like it NBA executives help explain why this year was a perfect storm for blockbuster deals
The Utah Jazz recently engaged in a three-team trade with the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Clippers, where they parted ways with John Collins to receive Kyle Anderson, Kevin Love, and a 2027 second-round pick.