The Collective Basketball Agreements Podcast, hosted by Joe Manganiello. Deep NBA & WNBA Coverage from a Pro Basketball Negotiation Champion, analyzing pivotal jargon & implications of the Hoops industry.

On this show:

00:00 — Limited Fourth-Year Team Options Exercised and How Training Camp Cut Costs Grace Berger At Least $14,000

23:30 — New York Liberty

28:45 — Minnesota Lynx

32:15 — LA Sparks

35:15 — Washington Mystics

38:00 — Dallas Wings

41:00 — Atlanta Dream

43:30 — Golden State Valkyries

49:15 — Connecticut Sun (and the potential franchise sale and relocation to a larger market such as Boston or Philadelphia)

55:30 — Indiana Fever

58:00 — Seattle Storm

01:01:30 — Las Vegas Aces

01:03:30 — Chicago Sky

01:05:00 — Phoenix Mercury

The Collective Basketball Agreements Podcast is on Substack. Follow Joe for all updates on the podcast: https://thatjoemags.substack.com/

Love my intro? Vocals by professional actor and public address announcer Mark Cannady Weatherup (https://www.markweatherup.com/). Music is from “Walk” by Oxhunt off their 2024 album, Joy (https://oxhunt.bandcamp.com/track/walk).

The Collective Basketball Agreements Podcast, hosted by Joe Manganiello. Deep NBA & WNBA Coverage from a Pro Basketball Negotiation Champion, analyzing pivotal jargon & implications of the Hoops industry.

On this show:

1. Dallas Mavericks win the lottery and thus the right to draft consensus pick Cooper Flagg. But here’s the 1A story: Utah (#5), Washington (#6), and New Orleans (#7) dramatically lose the lottery as once again the flattened lottery odds penalize the league’s worst teams to the benefit of more fortunate franchises like Dallas, San Antonio (#2), and Philadelphia (#3).
   
   
2. San Antonio may be in pole position to make a Giannis trade — reloading the franchise around last year’s #1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama; recently acquired veteran star DeAaron Fox, who is up for a 9-figure extension; and Antetokounmpo by sending Milwaukee all that they can, including Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle and the #2 and #14 selections in this year’s draft.

3. The Brooklyn Nets dropped to No. 8 but emerged with the most cap space in the NBA and four first-round picks overall. Could Brooklyn be a stealth star destination this summer — or a trade partner that reshapes the league?

The Collective Basketball Agreements Podcast, hosted by Joe Manganiello. Deep NBA & WNBA Coverage from a Pro Basketball Negotiation Champion, analyzing pivotal jargon & implications of the Hoops industry.

On this show:

03:45 — Financial Fundamentals of the Los Angeles Clippers

10:00 — Financial Fundamentals of the Los Angeles Lakers

19:45 — Financial Fundamentals of the Memphis Grizzlies

25:00 — Financial Fundamentals of the Minnesota Timberwolves

32:30 — Financial Fundamentals of the New Orleans Pelicans

36:00 — Financial Fundamentals of the Oklahoma City Thunder

38:30 — Financial Fundamentals of the Phoenix Suns

41:30 — Financial Fundamentals of the Portland Trail Blazers

46:15 — Financial Fundamentals of the Sacramento Kings

49:15 — Financial Fundamentals of the San Antonio Spurs

51:30 — Financial Fundamentals of the Utah Jazz

The Collective Basketball Agreements Podcast is on Substack. Follow Joe for all updates on the podcast: https://thatjoemags.substack.com/

Love my intro? Vocals by professional actor and public address announcer Mark Cannady Weatherup (https://www.markweatherup.com/). Music is from “Walk” by Oxhunt off their 2024 album, Joy (https://oxhunt.bandcamp.com/track/walk).