2013-2014 NBA Season

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

I like the big dude from Pitt. He can play.
But Harden is a superstar. A legit top 4 player in the entire league. And he is only like 24 or 25. And you can argue that with Harden still OKC gets to the finals last year. They at the very least get through Memphis.

While you can debate the timing of the trade the fact remains that they simply could not afford the salary tax implications of keeping Harden if he wasnt willing to take a discount which he wasn't.

I believe they have still have another 1st round pick coming also.

[declansharbor]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEKK3GVd150

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

While you can debate the timing of the trade the fact remains that they simply could not afford the salary tax implications of keeping Harden if he wasnt willing to take a discount which he wasn't.

I believe they have still have another 1st round pick coming also.

Outside of Brooklyn, teams are going to have to start being more responsible. The new CBA is extremely harsh on repeat offenders of luxury tax threshold. The Thunder took a small step back, but I think it will pay big dividends in the future.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Outside of Brooklyn, teams are going to have to start being more responsible. The new CBA is extremely harsh on repeat offenders of luxury tax threshold. The Thunder took a small step back, but I think it will pay big dividends in the future.

I believe that all teams with the exception of Brooklyn and the Knicks are operating with the goal of staying under the tax especially the harsh repeater tax. Supposedly Brooklyn's payroll with taxes this year is somewhere in the 180 million neighborhood. At least they don't suck like the Knicks who get to ive away their 1st rounder this year to Denver as part of the ridiculous carmelo trade.