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Welcome to State of the Franchise, the first article published on TheBallBlog.com! It's our tribute to the State of the Union, the president's address to the United States. How’s your team doing? Are they tanking and rebuilding? Are they competing for a playoff spot? How about for the title? Do they have financial flexibility? What should they do next? What players should they go after? Why? Find out in what will be the first of many articles to come! (click on a team to read about the State of their Franchise)
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Published: February 11, 2015
Key
Positions:
PG: Point Guard (generally smallest player, often brings the ball up the court)
SG: Shooting Guard (generally second smallest player, often good three-point shooter)
SF: Small Forward: (generally third smallest player, often relied on for bulk of scoring)
PF: Power Forward (generally second tallest player, often great rebounder and post player)
C: Center (generally largest tallest player, often relied on for most of rebounding and shot-blocking)
Salary Cap: Currently at $76.8 million; paid entirely by the team’s owner; most amount of money a team can pay to all of its players combined before luxury tax
Luxury Tax: Extra money that owner must pay if above Salary Cap; many teams try to just stay under it completely, other big-market teams try to stay under the first or second threshold; money gets “taxed” by NBA as shown below:
Amount over tax threshold Standard tax per excess dollar
$4,999,999 or less $1.50
$5 million to $9,999,999 $1.75
$10 million to $14,999,999 $2.50
$15 million to $19,999,999 $3.25
Over $20 million $3.25 + $0.50 per $5 million
Superstar: Our definition of “superstar” is someone who is in the top 10 to 15 best players in the NBA
Star: Our definition of “star” is someone who is in the top 15 to 40 best players in the NBA
Frontcourt: The PF's and C's of a team
Backcourt: The PG's and SG's of a team
Wing: A player who can play both SG and/or SF; the SG's and SF's of a team
State of the Franchise:
Boston Celtics
Brooklyn Nets
New York Knicks
Philadelphia 76ers
Toronto Raptors
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
Detroit Pistons
Indiana Pacers
Milwaukee Bucks
Atlanta Hawks
Charlotte Hornets
Miami Heat
Orlando Magic
Washington Wizards
Denver Nuggets
Minnesota Timberwolves
Oklahoma City Thunder
Portland Trail Blazers
Utah Jazz
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Phoenix Suns
Sacramento Kings
Dallas Mavericks
Houston Rockets
Memphis Grizzlies
New Orleans Pelicans
San Antonio Spurs
Welcome to State of the Franchise, the first article published on TheBallBlog.com! It's our tribute to the State of the Union, the president's address to the United States. How’s your team doing? Are they tanking and rebuilding? Are they competing for a playoff spot? How about for the title? Do they have financial flexibility? What should they do next? What players should they go after? Why? Find out in what will be the first of many articles to come! (click on a team to read about the State of their Franchise)
If you have any questions, comment them and we will do our best to answer quickly and thoroughly. Thank you for your support!
P.S: Please refrain from any hateful, racist, or otherwise offensive comments. Doing so will get you blocked. Discussions should be purely about basketball. Thanks.
Published: February 11, 2015
Key
Positions:
PG: Point Guard (generally smallest player, often brings the ball up the court)
SG: Shooting Guard (generally second smallest player, often good three-point shooter)
SF: Small Forward: (generally third smallest player, often relied on for bulk of scoring)
PF: Power Forward (generally second tallest player, often great rebounder and post player)
C: Center (generally largest tallest player, often relied on for most of rebounding and shot-blocking)
Salary Cap: Currently at $76.8 million; paid entirely by the team’s owner; most amount of money a team can pay to all of its players combined before luxury tax
Luxury Tax: Extra money that owner must pay if above Salary Cap; many teams try to just stay under it completely, other big-market teams try to stay under the first or second threshold; money gets “taxed” by NBA as shown below:
Amount over tax threshold Standard tax per excess dollar
$4,999,999 or less $1.50
$5 million to $9,999,999 $1.75
$10 million to $14,999,999 $2.50
$15 million to $19,999,999 $3.25
Over $20 million $3.25 + $0.50 per $5 million
Superstar: Our definition of “superstar” is someone who is in the top 10 to 15 best players in the NBA
Star: Our definition of “star” is someone who is in the top 15 to 40 best players in the NBA
Frontcourt: The PF's and C's of a team
Backcourt: The PG's and SG's of a team
Wing: A player who can play both SG and/or SF; the SG's and SF's of a team
State of the Franchise:
Boston Celtics
Brooklyn Nets
New York Knicks
Philadelphia 76ers
Toronto Raptors
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
Detroit Pistons
Indiana Pacers
Milwaukee Bucks
Atlanta Hawks
Charlotte Hornets
Miami Heat
Orlando Magic
Washington Wizards
Denver Nuggets
Minnesota Timberwolves
Oklahoma City Thunder
Portland Trail Blazers
Utah Jazz
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Phoenix Suns
Sacramento Kings
Dallas Mavericks
Houston Rockets
Memphis Grizzlies
New Orleans Pelicans
San Antonio Spurs
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