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Spencer Jones’ Contract Complicates Denver’s Peyton Watson Decision
Denver can still retain Peyton Watson, but matching Spencer Jones raised its projected tax bill, moved it above the second apron and complicated its next decision.
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Spencer Jones Offer Sheet: Denver’s $32.2M Tax Cost to Match
Denver can match Oklahoma City’s two-year, $12 million offer sheet for Spencer Jones, but a reported $32.2 million tax increase makes the choice far less automatic than the salary suggests.
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LeBron Makes the 76ers Contenders, Not NBA Title Favorites
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LeBron James should organize Philadelphia’s offense without owning every possession, leaving Maxey and Brown room to attack and Embiid room to finish.
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