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State of the Cap: New Orleans Hornets

By Josh Redetzke 6/7/07 2007/08 New Orleans Hornets Payroll: $53 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $2 million under cap The Good: A promising season for the Hornets was wasted because of numerous injuries, but one of their pleasant surprises was the play of newly acquired Tyson Chandler. The center from the…

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State of the Cap: Memphis Grizzlies

By Josh Redetzke 5/31/07 2007/08 Memphis Grizzlies Payroll: $42.4 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $13.6 million under cap The Good: After going from 49 wins last year to 22 wins this season and losing a heartbreaker in the draft lottery, there aren’t a lot of good vibrations coming out of Memphis…

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State of the Cap: Houston Rockets

By Josh Redetzke 5/29/07 2007/08 Houston Rockets Payroll: $62.6 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $7.6 million over cap The Good: Much of the Rocket’s success this season can be attributed to the acquisition of Shane Battier during last year’s draft. By getting rid of the underperforming Stromile Swift and adding the…

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State of the Cap: Dallas Mavericks

By Josh Redetzke 5/25/07 2007/08 Dallas Mavericks Payroll: $81.5 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $26.5 million over cap The Good: Despite the now famous choke job in the playoffs, Dirk Nowitzki still had an incredible season, capped off with an MVP trophy. After signing an extension, Dirk is owed a lot…

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State of the Cap: Washington Wizards

By Josh Redetzke 5/23/07 2007/08 Washington Wizards Payroll: $58.6 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $3.6 million over cap The Good: The Wizard’s three-headed monster provided headaches to opposing teams this season. Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison, and Caron Butler are one of the top trios you’ll find on any team in the…

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State of the Cap: Orlando Magic

By Josh Redetzke 5/19/07 2007/08 Orlando Magic Payroll: $39.1 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $15.9 million under cap The Good: What’s one of the scariest thoughts concerning the Eastern Conference right now? The idea that Dwight Howard is only going to get better. The 22-year-old has already racked up monster stats…

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State of the Cap: Miami Heat

By Josh Redetzke 5/17/07 2007/08 Miami Heat Payroll: $64.5 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $9.5 million over cap The Good: During a disappointing year for the Heat, one of their success stories was the breakout season of shooter Jason Kapono. The UCLA alumnus scored in double digits for the first time…

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State of the Cap: Charlotte Bobcats

By Josh Redetzke 5/16/07 2007/08 Charlotte Bobcats Payroll: $27.6 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $27.4 million under cap The Good: Power forward Emeka Okafor returned from last year’s injury-shortened season in a big way. Okafor had career highs in rebounds (11.3) and blocks (2.6) per game as well as field goal…

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State of the Cap: Atlanta Hawks

By Josh Redetzke 5/15/07 2007/08 Atlanta Hawks Payroll: $48.4 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $6.6 million under cap The Good: In a disappointing, injury-filled season for the Atlanta Hawks, they can at least find some encouragement in the improved play of Joe Johnson. Their highly-paid star missed twenty-five games with an…

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State of the Cap: Milwaukee Bucks

By Josh Redetzke 5/13/07 2007/08 Milwaukee Bucks Payroll: $41.7 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $13.3 million under cap The Good: Many of the Bucks were bitten by the injury bug during this disappointing season and Andrew Bogut was one of them, missing 16 games at the end of the year. However,…

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State of the Cap: Indiana Pacers

By Josh Redetzke 5/12/07 2007/08 Indiana Pacers Payroll: $62.8 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $7.2 million over cap The Good: After such a dismal season, is there really anything good for Pacer fans to look at? Not really, but a few positives do exist. For one, Jamaal Tinsley was relatively healthy,…

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State of the Cap: Detroit Pistons

By Josh Redetzke 5/11/07 2007/08 Detroit Pistons Payroll: $57.6 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $2.6 million over cap The Good: Rip Hamilton continues to shoulder the scoring load for the Detroit Pistons. The energetic guard kept his average near 20 points a game and shot a decent percentage from the field.…

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State of the Cap: Cleveland Cavaliers

By Josh Redetzke 5/9/07 2007/08 Cleveland Cavaliers Payroll: $64.3 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $11.3 million over cap The Good: For the Cleveland Cavaliers, the good news begins with their star player. Sure, LeBron’s numbers were down slightly from the year before, but not that much. He is still the superstar…

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State of the Cap: Chicago Bulls

By Josh Redetzke 5/8/07 2007/08 Chicago Bulls Payroll: $46.7 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $8.3 million under cap The Good: The Baby Bulls aren’t babies anymore and they are reaping the benefits in a big way. First on the list is Ben Gordon. If there is a star on the Bulls,…

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State of the Cap: Toronto Raptors

By Josh Redetzke 5/6/07 2007/08 Toronto Raptors Payroll: $51 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $4 million under cap The Good: The Raptors were the feel-good hit of the NBA season and most of their good feelings came from Chris Bosh, the franchise’s centerpiece. Bosh has rightfully etched his name alongside LeBron,…

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State of the Cap: Philadelphia 76ers

By Josh Redetzke 5/5/07 2007/08 Philadelphia 76ers Payroll: $63.3 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $8.3 million over cap The Good: The Philadelphia 76ers are a new team after a couple of huge transactions took place this season and with it, they have a new leader: Andre Iguodala. Freed from the shot…

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State of the Cap: New York Knicks

By Josh Redetzke 5/4/07 2007/08 New York Knicks Payroll: $87.7 million a 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $32.7 million over cap The Good: What do Allan Houston, Jalen Rose, Maurice Taylor, Shandon Anderson, and Jerome Williams have in common? Not only do they all no longer play for the Knicks but they…

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State of the Cap: New Jersey Nets

By Josh Redetzke 5/3/07 2007/08 New Jersey Nets Payroll: $65.3 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $10.3 million over cap The Good: Nets fans can rejoice over their first round perofrmance against Toronto. One big positive has been the health and productivity of Jason Kidd. His humongous contract was a major risk…

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State of the Cap: Boston Celtics

By Josh Redetzke 5/2/07 2007/08 Boston Celtics Payroll: $62 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $7 million over cap The Good: Despite one of the worst seasons in franchise history, there are still reasons to be positive in Beantown. Al Jefferson developed into the post player that everyone hoped he would be.…

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Exposing NBA Myths

By Jon Nichols 3/13/07 Most people that follow the NBA were regularly taught as they learned the game about certain so-called truths. Undoubtedly most of these are in fact true, and they make it easier to follow and enjoy basketball. However, there are a few notions out there that, despite being defended by very poor…