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The Celtics have four nonguaranteed contracts for the 2013-14 season, one of which is the much-publicized June 30th date upon which Paul Pierce's $15.3 million salary becomes guaranteed (only $5 million is guaranteed if Pierce is waived before then)....

One of the silliest things you'll hear this summer is that free agents don't want to come to Dallas. That's become a meme that's often repeated in discussions about Mark Cuban's bold plan to create ample salary cap space by stripping down the 2011...

Borrowing from indispensable salary site ShamSports.com, here's a salary matrix showing what the Boston Celtics have for contracts over the next four seasons (no player is under contract beyond that): Player 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 ...

DALLAS - Let's take a quick look at the Mavericks' financial forecast this summer, with an assist from renowned salary cap expert Larry Coon. The Mavs have the following eight seven players under contract next season: Dirk Nowitzki ($22,721,381...

Tom Carpenter reviews the best options for the final scoring period in our Fastbreak game.

If you have given or are planning to give to a charity run by an athlete, the OTL report on the fraud and inefficiency inherent in the vast majority of charitable foundations linked to athletes should change your mind.

Tom Carpenter reviews the best options for Week 23 in our Fastbreak game.

Tom Carpenter reviews the best options for Week 22 in our Fastbreak game.

If you had to pick a time to transition your roster, to get the club's assets and salary structure in order, and most importantly wait patiently for your franchise player to return from a career-threatening injury, this would be that time. There's ab...

The Heat is too great for a Derrick Rose return this season.

Tom Carpenter reviews the best options for Week 21 in our Fastbreak game.

Tom Carpenter reviews the best options for Week 20 in our Fastbreak game.

Tom Carpenter reviews the best options for Week 19 in our Fastbreak game.

DALLAS - Chris Kaman, the man the Mavs gave an $8 million salary to be the starting center, is healthy again. So how does Kaman fit into the Mavs' rotation? "I have zero idea," Kaman said after playing eight quality minutes in Sunday's loss to ...

Tom Carpenter reviews the best options for the second week of the second segment of Fastbreak.

DALLAS - For all the talk about the Bank of Cuban being open, there were very few players the Mavericks would have considered acquiring if it meant sacrificing salary cap space this summer. They ended up trading for reserve gunner Anthony Morrow. ...