As the regular season gets underway for the NBA, countless pundits are making their predictions known for the year ahead. John Hollinger of the Athletic has one such prediction for the Portland Trail Blazers: they will get under the luxury tax by moving someone. Unlike the few teams that are well above the line, the Blazers are only $3 million over it, and being above the line means missing out on money due to divvying up the penalties paid.
There’s no way any of those three are missing out on a $10 million payout with non-contending teams (sorry) when they can easily move off fungible players to put themselves below the line.