Locked On NBA – Daily Podcast On The National Basketball Association

What do the Los Angeles Clippers owe their fans after the Kawhi Leonard scandal? Wes Goldberg, Matt Moore and Haize revisit the fallout and debate whether Clippers ownership and the front office need to provide real answers about what happened — and how they plan to recover.
Then, extension season is here. After Amen Thompson landed a five-year, $208 million deal, the guys tackle some of the toughest decisions involving the 2023 NBA Draft class. Is Ausar Thompson worth five years and $130 million? How much should Detroit invest around Cade Cunningham? And what should teams do with Brandon Miller, Anthony Black, Bilal Coulibaly, Cason Wallace, Dereck Lively II, Keyonte George and Jaime Jaquez Jr.?
The guys separate the easy extensions from the contracts that could become major gambles.
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NBA front offices brace for a seismic shift as the new Collective Bargaining Agreement ushers in an era where max contracts and player loyalty are no longer guaranteed. Is the reign of automatic supermax extensions for stars like Jaylen Brown and Karl-Anthony Towns coming to an end?
Hosts break down how the second apron, trade restrictions, and evolving restricted free agency rules are increasing parity across the league, with teams like the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, and Oklahoma City Thunder rethinking their roster strategies. Key topics include the squeeze on rookie contract extensions for players like Amen Thompson and Alperen Sengun, the diminishing luster of NBA free agency, and the rise of “giving away” valuable role players as the new norm. With over 15 franchises believing they can contend for the NBA championship, has the league finally achieved the competitive balance it craved?
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What if every Western Conference NBA team got a one-time amnesty clause to erase one contract from its salary cap? Wes Goldberg, Matt Moore and Haize finish their two-part NBA Amnesty experiment by putting the West under the microscope.
Which teams would actually use their amnesty? Which expensive contracts would disappear overnight — and which surprising stars could suddenly become free agents? With the second apron and luxury tax creating difficult roster decisions, the guys debate whether some teams would actually make themselves WORSE simply to clean up their books and regain financial flexibility.
From contenders carrying massive payrolls to rebuilding teams stuck with unwanted contracts, Wes, Matt and Haize go team-by-team to identify the Western Conference’s best amnesty candidates and debate how ruthless NBA front offices would really be if given a financial reset button.
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Nick Angstadt (@NickVanExit, Locked On Mavs) & Camille Davis (@CamilleMonae, Locked On Bucks) break down the Toronto Raptors' massive range of outcomes as the Kawhi Leonard trade looms, weighing Scottie Barnes' rise against Toronto's thin center depth behind Jakob Poeltl. The hosts then turn to the Milwaukee Bucks, exploring how new coach Taylor Jenkins could unlock a deep, star-less roster built around Tyler Herro and Myles Turner. They dig into why the Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards — both bottom-five teams a year ago — might have the talent to leap into the playoff picture behind Keyonte George, Darryn Peterson, Trae Young, and a (hopefully) healthy Anthony Davis. The episode wraps with the hosts reacting to the LA Clippers' continued silence following the NBA's punishment and debating a hypothetical Jaylen Brown-for-LaMelo Ball trade framework involving Rudy Gobert.


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What if every NBA team got a one-time amnesty clause to erase one contract from its salary cap? Wes Goldberg, Matt Moore and Haize put the Eastern Conference through the ultimate roster-building experiment.
With the NBA’s second apron making expensive contracts more restrictive than ever, which teams would actually use an amnesty clause — and which players would suddenly become free agents? Could the Philadelphia 76ers make the unthinkable decision to wipe Joel Embiid’s contract off their books? Would contenders sacrifice good players simply to escape the luxury tax and regain roster flexibility?
The guys eliminate the teams with no obvious reason to participate before debating the East’s most fascinating amnesty candidates and what those decisions would reveal about how NBA teams value stars, contracts and financial flexibility under the new CBA.
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