

Their tolerance of the repeater tax will help extend their window of contention if several teams mentioned later get weeded out from it. Their roster expenses nearly totaled $350 million but it was all worth it when they won their fourth title in eight seasons. The Warriors entered the repeater tax last season and spent $170.3 million in luxury tax payments. There’s a strong possibility they finish below the luxury tax by the end of the season since they are just slightly over the threshold.Ģ022-23 Luxury Tax Payment: $164.9 millionĢ022-23 Combined Payroll and Luxury Tax Payment: $353.6 million The Atlanta Hawks and Portland Trail Blazers are also currently over the luxury tax but they aren’t being counted in this projection. This would have the remaining 10 non-taxpaying teams collect $16.24 million from the distribution. The 10 teams are currently projected to collectively spend $650 million in luxury tax payments. Four more teams are set to join the list with the Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, and Denver Nuggets while the Utah Jazz are set to leave. Now the 2022-23 season is currently projected to beat last season’s luxury tax distribution by a significant margin. The Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Utah Jazz, and Philadelphia 76ers collectively spent $481 million last season, making the distribution nearly three times larger than the previous 2002-03 record season. The 2021-22 NBA season was projected to have a record-setting luxury tax season as early as the 2021 offseason. The remaining 23 teams who finished below the luxury tax received $10.46 million each from the distribution. Seven teams finished over the luxury tax and combined for $481 million in luxury tax payments. Our community guidelines apply which should remind everyone to be cool, avoid personal attacks, not to troll and to watch the language.Last year, the NBA had its highest luxury tax distribution in league history. This is the Spurs community, your Spurs community. Join in the conversation, start your own discussion, and share your thoughts. The window is closing for applications, so don’t put off yours. Since their founding in 2018, the Spurs Hype Squad has made three international appearances in Mexico City, Dominican Republic and Brazil and has grown their brand through community outreach and social media campaigns. With a wide range of talents, the Spurs Hype Squad values diversity and inclusion and approaches their team structure with those values in mind. Hype Squad performs at all home games as well as preseason games and community appearances.

The Hype Squad is looking for talented break-dancers, tumblers and stunters passionate about promoting team spirit and fan engagement to join their entertainment team for the 2023-2024 NBA season. What exactly are the Spurs looking for in their Hype Squad? Audition applications and videos can be submitted at nba.com/spurs/hype-squad.

The first round of auditions for the 2023-2024 season are being accepted virtually through Thursday, July 13. The San Antonio Spurs are hosting open auditions for qualified performers to join the Spurs Hype Squad. Per the Spurs Organization press release: The Spurs Hype Squad is about to go into their sixth season.
