The State of the Offseason

As re-signing numbers start to trickle out across the league, a new financial reality is beginning to emerge. Front offices spent the last few years kicking decisions down the road, borrowing flexibility from the future, and convincing themselves the cap would keep exploding forever. Turns out spreadsheets still exist. Now the bill is here. The modern offseason is no longer just about talent evaluation. It’s about sequencing. About deciding...