Salary Cap

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Hardwood Intel

How Does the NBA Salary Cap and Luxury Tax Work in 2025-26?

For the 2025-26 NBA season, teams must navigate a $154.

Darius Tehrani·September 9, 2026

NBA executives analyzing complex financial documents and player contracts, symbolizing the strategic challenges posed by the new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Hardwood Intel

What is the NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement?

The reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets faced a stark choice: risk severe luxury tax penalties under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) or potentially lose a key player like Kentavious Cal

Darius Tehrani·August 9, 2026

Young NBA rookie on court with holographic salary projections, representing the NBA rookie salary scale and draft pick earnings.

Draft HQ

NBA Rookie Salary Scale: How It Works for Draft Picks

The first overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft is expected to sign a contract worth $62 million over four years, according to Si .

Rachel Goldberg·August 2, 2026

NHL general manager making a difficult decision between developing young prospects and signing expensive veteran free agents due to a rising salary cap.

On the Ice

NHL teams are sacrificing prospects for veteran free agents.

Several fourth-line players recently secured lengthy NHL contracts with significant cap hits, a stark indicator of a thin free agent class and a rising salary cap.

Chloe Armstrong·July 2, 2026

MLB owners and players in a tense negotiation over the proposed $245 million salary cap and revenue split for the 2026 season.

The Pitch

Rob Manfred's 2026 Economic Plan Includes $245M Cap for MLB

Major League Baseball owners have made their first salary cap proposal since 1994, the year a strike led to the cancellation of the World Series, according to ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and

Sofia Castillo·June 4, 2026