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Ben Falk (subscription) on front office mindset in Griffin trade

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Some problems can only be solved by going backward. Sometimes you can’t just keep inching toward your goal, but instead have to take one step back to take two steps forward.

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Andrew Sharp on NBA salary structure and how to build a team in this CBA environment

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Superstars are a prerequisite to relevance in today's NBA, but more and more it looks like the prerequisite to actually succeeding with superstars is spending wisely everywhere else

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In theory, the current salary structure of the NBA makes sense. The latest CBA raised the minimum salaries for the bottom of the league, while making it easier to reward the superstars who are actually selling the league and generating interest.

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The problem is that if the current system is designed to make the bottom of rosters more expensive while also rewarding superstars, that model only works for teams if they can show restraint and creativity when it's time to spend on the NBA's middle class.

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The Pelicans have been doomed by bad investments in the likes of Omer Asik and Solomon Hill, and they could have one of the highest payrolls in basketball if they pay DeMarcus Cousins this summer

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Ben Golliver goes long on 2 Way Players, that system, and how the Clippers have been staying afloat with them this season

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