Why is nobody talking about this!?
Jake Fischer put out a bunch of detailed reporting on Saturday about the numerous rookie extension deadlines that are rapidly approaching. But buried within that story, while discussing Christian Braun, Fischer stated that Denver has already indicated that they don’t want to be a taxpayer next season.
This was tucked into his article as a little throw-away line, but this is massive for the Nuggets going forward. The NBA’s luxury tax line starts at just under $188 million for the 2025-26 season, so even if we assume it will go up slightly next season, that means the team is intending to have a payroll around $195 million or lower.