John Voita is the Managing Editor of Bright Side of the Sun, co-host of the Suns JAM Session Podcast, and has been a credentialed member of the Phoenix media since 2023.
They say youth is wasted on the young, but in today’s NBA, youth is the currency of contention. The league has evolved, and with it, the rules of roster building. The new collective bargaining agreement, born from the dominance of superteams like the 2010s Warriors, was designed to curb the unchecked stacking of max-contract talent. Golden State’s effortless addition of Kevin Durant, aided by a swelling salary cap and minimal restrictions, broke the system.