Third Apron – Détails, épisodes et analyse

 Andrew Schlecht of Down to Dunk and OKC Dream Team podcast joins the show to discuss the Thunder's offseason and how we could see them trimming down the 2026-27 roster if they want to avoid the second apron one more year.

Sam Quinn and Keith Smith join the show to do a mock expansion draft. I represent all 30 teams and negotiate with them on potential trades for them to select or not select certain players

Sheet to follow the draft and player protections: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UDzzWVBWya8wPouxNMBB_dFE0TdHWswAomzR8f7pI6A/edit?usp=sharing 

Tony East of Locked on Pacers joins the show to discuss the Indiana Pacers and their upcoming offseason.

The Oklahoma City Thunder's future is looking extremely bright with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, and Jalen Williams. They became the youngest team to win a playoff series and are so close to getting to the Finals. They need to address their frontcourt and they have the means to do it. Armed with $33 million in cap space, they could sign just about any top forward who wants to join. They also have so many draft picks to make an adequate offer for just about any frontcourt player in a trade. The possibilities are abundant, and I go over one where they use some of their flexibility to lock up Isaiah Joe while adding an All-Star forward. 0:00 Intro 1:13 Thunder 2024-25 cap space projection 2:31 Isaiah Joe 3:37 Cap Space Options 5:38 Lauri Markkanen option and his renegotiation 7:17 Walkthrough of the Markkanen and Joe scenario 8:27 Projecting the Thunder's payroll 2025-26 and beyond 10:48 Outro Please subscribe and share if you enjoyed this. You can follow me on: Twitter/X: @YossiGozlan Instagram, Threads, BlueSky, and TikTok: @YossiGozlanNBA You can also view my salary cap sheets at: www.capsheets.com

The Cleveland Cavaliers have incrementally progressed over the past three seasons with a talented but flawed roster. After winning their first playoff series, expectations are picking up and the pressure is on organizationally. The biggest domino is Donovan Mitchell. They gave up a lot for him and need to keep him long-term. If he doesn't extend, do they risk taking him into free agency? Either way, it sounds like at least one of him or Darius Garland will be traded this season. And with Evan Mobley set to get a significant extension this summer, do they consider trading Jarrett Allen as well? And would acquiring another max player like Brandon Ingram make sense for their payroll long-term? It may be time to split up the two small guards and two centers to create a more versatile lineup. 0:00 Intro 2:13 Cavaliers 2024-25 payroll analyses 3:54 Donovan Mitchell Contract Options 7:04 Evan Mobley 8:25 2025-26 payroll projections and why trading for Brandon Ingram and having 3 max players might not be viable 10:19 Outro Please subscribe and share if you enjoyed this. You can follow me on: Twitter/X: @YossiGozlan Instagram, Threads, BlueSky, and TikTok: https://linktr.ee/yossigozlan You can also view my salary cap sheets at: www.capsheets.com

The New York Knicks are in such a great place heading into the offseason. They have two key free agents to re-sign in OG Anunoby and Isaiah Hartenstein. Both will get significant raises, but the Knicks should be able to pay whatever it takes to retain them while keeping the payroll reasonable. At the same time, they're still armed with 8 first-round picks to trade for a star. Will that player finally become available? I go over contract projections for Anunoby, Hartenstein, as well as Jalen Brunson, and show how they could also potentially add an expensive star like Giannis Antetokounmpo while abiding by the new trade rules. 0:00 Intro 1:17 Knicks payroll analyses 3:06 OG Anunoby 4:44 Isaiah Hartenstein 6:23 Knicks projected payroll for next season 6:39 Jalen Brunson 7:49: Knicks 2025-26 projected payroll 8:55: New trade rules surrounding Knicks pursuit of a star 9:25: Giannis Antetokounmpo hypothetical trade 11:19 Knicks projected payroll post-trade 12:40 Outro Please subscribe and share if you enjoyed this. You can follow me on: Twitter/X: @YossiGozlan Instagram, Threads, BlueSky, and TikTok: @YossiGozlanNBA You can also view my salary cap sheets at: www.capsheets.com

Hi everyone, this is my first video on this channel where I discuss the NBA with a focus on the salary cap. The Denver Nuggets were eliminated last night but this core will still be contending for titles. But for how much longer? It seems obvious that they'll keep everyone, but the new CBA could make it challenging. They'll probably happily spend whatever it takes, but they probably want to at least avoid the newly implemented second apron. I get into that and explain how the Nuggets could potentially do that over the following two seasons while giving Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope new contracts. They may have no choice but to be over the second apron at some point, but there's definitely a pathway to avoid it. 0:00 Intro to the channel 0:30 Denver Nuggets goals 2:04 Nuggets 2024-25 payroll analyses 4:16 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 5:43 Jamal Murray 6:54 Aaron Gordon 8:11 How the Nuggets could potentially avoid the second apron in the next two seasons 9:44 Outro Please subscribe and share if you enjoyed this. You can follow me on: Twitter/X: @YossiGozlan Instagram, Threads, BlueSky, and TikTok: @YossiGozlanNBA You can also view my salary cap sheets at: www.capsheets.com

Sam Quinn of CBS Sports joins the show to discuss the Kevin Durant trade and the outlooks of the Thunder and Pacers.You can follow Sam on:Twitter: https://x.com/SamQuinnCBSPlease subscribe and share if you enjoyed this. You can follow me on:Third Apron: https://thirdapron.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/YossiGozlanBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/yossigozlan.bsky.socialSalary cap sheets: www.capsheets.comLinks: https://linktr.ee/yossigozlan

Anthony Irwin and Harrison Faigen join me to discuss the Lakers offseason and assist with the mock trade deadline. Watch as we show how they could acquire certain players within the salary cap rules.

Sam Quinn joins me to discuss the Warriors' upcoming season and the best approach for them to deepen their roster within the apron restrictions. We also go in-depth on Jonathan Kuminga's restricted free agency and construct complicated sign-and-trades to improve the roster. Watch as we show how they could acquire these players within the salary cap rules.