The NBA trade deadline hit the snooze button.
Things stayed mostly quiet even as the 3 p.m. ET came and went. Not only were talks of blockbuster deals limited, but even minor trades talks have had trouble gaining traction.
Where were the blockbuster deals similar to the Carmelo Anthony and Deron Williams trades in 2011? Or even Monta Ellis for Andrew Bogut in 2012?
The expected big names stayed put. J.J. Redick might have been the biggest to move. Were teams simply comfortable with their rosters? That's not as likely as one explanation: the impact of the 2011 collective-bargaining agreement.
JOSH SMITH: Why did he stay put?
REDICK TRADE: Dealt as part of 6-player move
CELTICS: Add much-needed scoring guard
Front-office executives are trying to navigate the agreement for its short- and long-term impact. Starting next season, the luxury tax increases. Instead of dollar tax for every dollar over the luxury tax, the new tax starts at $1.50 for every dollar over for the first $4.99 million over the luxury tax and escalates to $3.25 for every dollar a team is $15 million to $19.99 million over the cap. And even more punitive over $20 million.
Take the Brooklyn Nets for example. Right now, they are projected to be about $12 million over the luxury tax next season. This season and in previous seasons, that's a $12 million tax bill. Next season, it's a $21.2 million bill, giving teams reason to pause.
Plus, there's one more deterrent. If a team is a taxpayer four times in five seasons, that tax increases even more. That $1.50 for the first $4.99 million over the tax becomes $2.50, and that $3.25 becomes $4.25.
PHOTOS: Every player dealt at trade deadline
Things stayed mostly quiet even as the 3 p.m. ET came and went. Not only were talks of blockbuster deals limited, but even minor trades talks have had trouble gaining traction.
Where were the blockbuster deals similar to the Carmelo Anthony and Deron Williams trades in 2011? Or even Monta Ellis for Andrew Bogut in 2012?
The expected big names stayed put. J.J. Redick might have been the biggest to move. Were teams simply comfortable with their rosters? That's not as likely as one explanation: the impact of the 2011 collective-bargaining agreement.
JOSH SMITH: Why did he stay put?
REDICK TRADE: Dealt as part of 6-player move
CELTICS: Add much-needed scoring guard
Front-office executives are trying to navigate the agreement for its short- and long-term impact. Starting next season, the luxury tax increases. Instead of dollar tax for every dollar over the luxury tax, the new tax starts at $1.50 for every dollar over for the first $4.99 million over the luxury tax and escalates to $3.25 for every dollar a team is $15 million to $19.99 million over the cap. And even more punitive over $20 million.
Take the Brooklyn Nets for example. Right now, they are projected to be about $12 million over the luxury tax next season. This season and in previous seasons, that's a $12 million tax bill. Next season, it's a $21.2 million bill, giving teams reason to pause.
Plus, there's one more deterrent. If a team is a taxpayer four times in five seasons, that tax increases even more. That $1.50 for the first $4.99 million over the tax becomes $2.50, and that $3.25 becomes $4.25.
PHOTOS: Every player dealt at trade deadline
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