Scottie Scheffler wins THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson. Scheffler earns $1.78 million bringing his 2025 on-course earnings to $6.7 million and his career earnings to $143.47 million.

THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson Top 10 Payouts

Bryson DeChambeau wins the seventh LIV Golf event of 2025 at Korea and earns $4.75 million. 

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Offseason Approach

Turn towards playoff contention

Actual Cap Space

-$64.3 million

Practical Cap Space

-$64.3 million

Projected Luxury Tax Space

-$241 thousand

Under Contract (15)

Ochai Agbaji
Scottie Barnes
RJ Barrett
Jamison Battle ($977,689 guaranteed)
Colin Castleton (non-guaranteed)
Ulrich Chomche (two-way)
Gradey Dick
Brandon Ingram
A.J. Lawson (non-guaranteed)
Jonathan Mogbo
Jakob Poeltl
Immanuel Quickley
Jared Rhoden (two-way)
Jamal Shead
Ja’Kobe Walter

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Potential Free Agents (2)

Chris Boucher (unrestricted)
Garrett Temple (unrestricted)

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Dead Cap (0)

None

Projected Signing Exceptions

Non-Taxpayer MLE ($14.1 million)
Bi-Annual Exception ($5.1 million)

Notable Trade Exceptions

None

First Round Draft Picks (pre-lottery)

#9

Notable Extension Candidates

Ochai Agbaji (rookie scale extension)
RJ Barrett (veteran extension)
Chris Boucher (veteran extension – through June 30)
Jakob Poeltl (veteran extension)

Analysis

The Raptors are in an interesting spot. On one hand, the team is largely in place. They have 15 players under contract with only two open standard roster spots. One of those will presumably go to their 2025 first-round pick. The other is probably ticketed for a re-signed Christ Boucher.

Would that be good enough to make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference? Probably. Better health over a full year would go a long way, plus the team will be adding Brandon Ingram as an “acquisition” of sorts, since he’s yet to make his Raptors debut. That’s enough talent to make a playoff push this coming season.

But…is that what the Raptors want? Is simply making the playoffs enough?

That’s where the other hand comes into play.

Toronto is positioned to make a big move this offseason. They have tradable contracts for players who can actually play. The Raptors also own all of their own first-round picks moving forward, in addition to most of their own second-round picks (and a couple of others).

The Raps also have the most important factor of all: Masai Ujiri isn’t afraid to make a big move.

In a summer where an unusual number of All-Stars might be available, Ujiri could make a blockbuster move. He’s got the draft capital to offer and he has tradable contracts. That’s enough to put him in on the conversation for any number of stars that could be available this summer.

Which path is the correct one? That’s really in the eye of the beholder. Should the Raptors go all-in for say, Kevin Durant? Probably not. They aren’t close enough to title contention to make that the sort of move they should make, given Durant’s age and contract situation.

Should they go all-in on seeing if they can get Zion Williamson healthy? Maybe. And “all-in” is probably a relative term there, as Williamson’s value might not be at an all-in level.

Should Toronto go all-in if the Milwaukee Bucks decide to trade Giannis Antetokounmpo? Now we’re talking!

To be fair, the Raptors probably won’t have the best package to offer Milwaukee. They have no extra first-round picks, and they don’t have a lot cost-effective, young talent with super high upside, now that Scottie Barnes has signed his rookie scale extension.

But there is a deep personal connection between Ujiri and Antetokounmpo. And the Raptors could probably get there with a trade offer, possibly by involving a third team and routing veteran players there, while they send additional assets to Milwaukee on behalf of Toronto.

Of course, the most likely path for the Raptors is to re-sign Boucher to a reasonable contract, then to pick the best player available in the draft. That’s far more likely than a mega-trade that comes out of nowhere.

A reasonable contract for Boucher probably looks somewhat similar to what he signed for previously. Something in the range of $30 million over three years gets the versatile big man a nice payday, but leaves him on a very movable contract, while also reflecting that he’s a 32-year-old free agent.

If the Raptors let Boucher walk, they’ll probably replace him with a minimum signing, or their 2025 second-round pick. The team is too close to the aprons to make using either the Non-Taxpayer MLE or Taxpayer MLE all that worthwhile. Unless a great-value signing falls in their laps, dealing with the associated hard cap isn’t worth it.

At the draft, Toronto should be in position to pick a good player in the second tier of talent. Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey and V.J. Edgecombe will all be off the board, unless the team has some lottery luck. But the Raptors should still get a really good player.

If Toronto wants more of a pure point guard, they could pick Kasparas Jakucionis. If they want a wing scorer, Tre Johnson could be in play. If they want to add to the frontcourt, while planning for an inevitable Jakob Poeltl departure, Derik Queen or Khaman Maluach could be the pick.

The good news is that the Raptors will come away with a rotation player as soon as next season. Outside of wings with size (Scottie Barnes, Brandon Ingram and RJ Barrett have that more than covered), Toronto can use another rotation guy just about anywhere.

Let’s say that Ujiri doesn’t hit a homerun via trade this offseason. Toronto is probably looking at a rotation of:

• Jakob Poeltl – Chris Boucher
• Scottie Barnes – Jonathan Mogbo
• Brandon Ingram – Ochai Agbaji
• RJ Barrett – Gradey Dick – Ja’Kobe Walter
• Immanuel Quickley – Jamal Shead

Then, you add in a draft pick somewhere to that group. That’s pretty solid. And there isn’t a single bad contract in that bunch. A couple of guys (Barrett and Quickley) are maybe a bit overpaid, but not by enough that their deals are under water.

Getting Ingram at the trade deadline was a good pre-agency move, and one the Raptors couldn’t have swung very easily this summer. Extending Ingram on a fair number (assuming he’s healthy enough to play, of course) makes that trade and extension combo really solid work.

All of the above adds up to an offseason that might not be overly exciting, but that’s probably ok. The pieces are there to make a playoff run in a step-forward season, while leaving open lots of trade flexibility for the future.

But…never count out Masai Ujiri with making the big move. The opportunities will be there this summer. It won’t be a surprise at all if we see Toronto swing big and come away with a superstar this offseason.

Updated Analysis Post-Draft Lottery:

The Raptors dropped a couple of spots in the lottery from the seventh pick to the ninth pick. Not the end of the world. They should be in the range for all the same players. One post-Lottery bonus? Dropping back by two picks created a little extra wiggle room around the tax line for Toronto. For a team that likely won’t want to dip into the tax yet, that’s really important.

Heading into weekend seven of the NWSL regular season, it’s time to look at early candidates for rookies who are already making an impact on their squads. Here’s seven rookies to keep an eye on as the season progresses (alphabetically):

Maddie Dahlien (Seattle Reign, Forward)

Contract: Signed through 2027

Dahlien has played in all six matches for the Reign this year, tallying 518 minutes and scoring the game-winning goal against cascadia rivals Portland last month. She’s had 14 tackles and six blocks defensively. Dahlien also leads the NWSL in carries into the penalty box (19) and shots on target per 90 (2.08). She also is second in the league on progressive passes recorded (46), and third with her shots on target percentage (75%). 

Caiya Hanks (Portland Thorns, Forward)

Contract: Signed through 2028 with a 2029 club option

Although only being on the pitch for just over 400 minutes in the Thorns seven matches, Hanks has played full 90’s in Portland’s last two matches and has scored one goal, earned one assist, and had 14 shot creating actions. She’s fourth in the NWSL in carries into the penalty area with 14 and also has 12 tackles, three interceptions, and four clearances. 

Taylor Huff (Bay FC, Midfielder)

Contract: Signed through 2027 with a 2028 mutual option

Huff has played in every minute of the regular season for Bay FC thus far, and in those 540 minutes has had 19 shot creating actions. She is tied for first in the NWSL for corner kicks taken (33), third in crosses (43), and 10th in her % of aerial duels won (73.3%). On the other side of the ball she’s also had five interceptions and five clearances. 

Jayden Perry (Portland Thorns, Defender)

Contract: Signed through 2025

Perry has started and played full 90’s for five of the Thorns’ seven matches with two goals (both penalty kicks including a late stoppage time game-tying goal last weekend), one assist, and five shot creating actions. She has the third highest passing accuracy for the Thorns among players who have at least 10 minutes of playing time, six blocks, and 24 clearances. Perry is second in the NWSL for PK’s made this season – and the only defender on that list. 

Lilly Reale (Gotham FC, Defender)

Contract: Signed through 2027

Reale has played in all seven of Gotham’s matches this season, racking up over 533 minutes on the pitch in the process, scoring one goal, earning one assist and seven shot creating actions. Reale leads the NWSL in tackles (35), crosses into the penalty area (7), and is second in passes into the penalty area (13). She also has had eight blocks, seven interceptions, and 14 clearances thus far this season. 

Sarah Schupansky (Gotham FC, Forward)

Contract: Signed through 2026 with a 2027 club option

Schupansky has tallied 532 minutes for Gotham across their seven matches this season, and in the process has scored one goal, earned two assists, and had 14 shot creating actions. She’s currently third in the NWSL in fouls drawn (17), and second in the league in crosses (46). 

Riley Tiernan (Angel City, Forward)

Contract: Signed through 2026 with a 2027 club option

Tiernan has cleared the 500 minutes played benchmark in Angel City’s first six matches, scoring three goals, earning one assist, and having 14 shot creating actions. Defensively, she’s had eight blocks, four interceptions, and four clearances. She is tied in third across the league in goals scored (3), and second in (Goals - xG) at 2.3. 

Honorable Mentions: 

Maggie Graham (Houston Dash, Midfielder)

Macey Hodge (Angel City, Midfielder)

Karlie Lema (Bay FC, Forward)

Today Chicago Stars FC announced the club was parting ways with head coach Lorne Donaldson. First assistant Masaki Hemmi will serve as interm head coach as the team searches for a replacement. 

Donaldson was announced as the Stars head coach in January 2024, and although the Stars did qualify for the 2024 Playoffs, the club has a 1-5-0 record in the first six matches of the 2025 regular season and sits 14th (out of 14) in the NWSL table.

Joe Flacco's 1 year, $4.25M contract with the Browns includes $3M fully guaranteed at signing, and incentives that can max out at $12.55M in total. We'll break down the facts & figures of the deal here.

Cap Structure
The $4.25M base value contract comes with a $2.854M cap hit in 2025 thanks to the use of 4 voidable years that allow the signing bonus to spread out the maximum 5 years for cap purposes. The Browns will be on the hook for a $1.396M dead cap hit for the 2026 season once the contract voids on the final league day of 2025.

Base Guarantees
The deal includes a fully guaranteed $1.255M minimum base salary, and a $1.745M signing bonus ($1M to be paid by May 22nd, $745k before July 31st).

Roster Bonuses
Flacco will earn $58,823 for each game he's active in 2025, accounting for a $1M bonus in total. Additionally, a somewhat rare $250,000 "end-of-season" bonus was added. If Flacco is on the 90-man roster for the final regular season game of the season, he'll earn this bonus. Otherwise, the Browns will be cap-credited this amount for the 2026 season.

Team Win Incentives (Max $1.05M)
Flacco can earn $75,000 for every regular season game that he takes at least 50% of the offensive snaps AND the team wins the game. However, this bonus won't kick in until the 4th instance of this occurring. In other words, Flacco will need to play & win three games before this incentive can activate.

Playing Time Incentives (Max $1.5M)
More traditionally, Flacco will earn bonuses for regular season snaps taken.
60%: $500,000
70%: $1M
80$: $1.5M
The earned figure would double if his team garners a Playoff Berth.

Playoff Incentives (Max $3.75M)
Flacco must take at least 50% of the snaps in these games to earn the following:
Wild Card Win: $250,000
Divisional Win: $500,000
Conference Champ Win: $1M
Super Bowl Win: $2M

All-Pro Incentive ($500k)
Finally, if Flacco is selected to either the 1st or 2nd All-Pro team for 2025, he'll earn a $500,000 bonus. He's yet to make an All-Pro roster in 17 NFL seasons.

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ESPN and CBS Sports reported that the NWSL has submitted an application to U.S. Soccer for a Division II or second-tier league starting in 2026. Thus far, eight NWSL teams have commited to the D-II league, with every team being required to have an affiliated second-tier team within the first four years. 

The 2025 NWSL Competition Manual, which was released last month, did include language around being able to open up the newly approved CBA to bargian over "whether players from the reserve teams or lower division teams may be Loaned or “called-up” to train and/or play with an NWSL Team or NWSL Players may be loaned or “called down” to/from NWSL Teams and reserve teams/lower division teams, as well as the terms by which such Loans may occur."

A quick look-ahead to the 2025-2026 Miami #Heat roster that includes over $178M of active cap, a few notable restricted free agents, & a potential early termination option.

Free Agents

Alec Burks (G, 33): Unrestricted
Davion Mitchell (G, 26): Restricted
Josh Christopher (G, 23): Restricted
Dru Smith (G, 27): Restricted
Isaiah Stevens (G, 24): Restricted
Duncan Robinson (F, 31): Player Opt-Out Available
Keshad Johnson (F, 23): Team Option

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Guaranteed Contracts

The Heat have $178.5M of active contracts on the books for the 2025-26 season currently. FULL BREAKDOWN

Bam Adebayo (C, 27)
3 years, $143.1M + a $59.2M player option

Tyler Herro (G, 25)
2 years, $64M
(extension eligible)

Andrew Wiggins (F, 29)
1 year, $28M + a $30.1M player option
(extension eligible)

Terry Rozier (G, 30)
1 year, $26.6M ($24.9M guaranteed)
(extension eligible)

Duncan Robinson (F, 30)
1 year, $19.9M ($9.9M guaranteed)
(can opt-out before June 29th)

Kyle Anderson (F, 31)
2 years, $18.9M (1 year, $9.2M guaranteed)

Haywood Highsmith (F, 28)
1 year, $5.6M

Kevin Love (C, 36)
1 year, $4.15M

Rookie Level Contracts

Kel'el Ware (F, 21)
1 year, $4.4M + 2 Team Options

Jaime Jaquez Jr. (F, 21)
1 year, $3.8M + 1 Team Option

Nikola Jovic (F, 21)
1 year, $4.4M

Pelle Larsson (G, 24)
1 year, $1.95M + 1 Team Option)

Keshad Johnson (F, 23)
$1.95M Team Option

Offseason Approach

Building depth to prop up injury-prone stars

Actual Cap Space

-$52.7 million

Practical Cap Space

-$50.9 million

Projected Luxury Tax Space

$2.0 million

Under Contract (7)

Adem Bona ($977,689 guaranteed)
Ricky Council IV (non-guaranteed)
Joel Embiid
Paul George
Tyrese Maxey
Jared McCain
Alex Reese (two-way)

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Potential Free Agents (11)

Jared Butler (unrestricted – team option)
Jeff Dowtin Jr. (restricted – two-way)
Andre Drummond (unrestricted – player option)
Justin Edwards (restricted – team option)
Eric Gordon (unrestricted – player option)
Quentin Grimes (restricted)
Jalen Hood-Schifino (unrestricted – two-way)
Kyle Lowry (unrestricted)
Kelly Oubre Jr. (unrestricted – player option)
Lonnie Walker IV (unrestricted – team option)
Guerschon Yabusele (unrestricted)

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Dead Cap (0)

None

Projected Signing Exceptions

Non-Taxpayer MLE ($14.1 million)
Bi-Annual Exception ($5.1 million)

Notable Trade Exceptions

K.J. Martin ($7.9 million)
Caleb Martin ($3.8 million)

First Round Draft Picks (pre-lottery)

#3

Notable Extension Candidates

None

Analysis

Things didn’t go at all how the Philadelphia 76ers planned last season. Joel Embiid managed just 19 games. Paul George appeared in 41 games. Tyrese Maxey made it through 52 games.

Ouch.

Even worse? That triad of All-Stars managed just 15 games together. They played approximately 294 total minutes together. And the star trio managed to go just +2 in those 294 minutes.

Now, to be fair, that’s not a big enough sample size to make any real conclusions. But that in and of itself is the problem.

That’s where things start for Daryl Morey this summer. He has to build a roster that Nick Nurse can shepherd through the regular season, while knowing Embiid and George are each likely to miss a decent chunk of time. We’ll assume Tyrese Maxey will be healthy, as his injury seemed to be equal parts caution and maximizing ping-pong probabilities.

Let’s start with who is returning for Philadelphia. Embiid, George, and Maxey are all set to return. Jared McCain should be back fully ready to go after a meniscus injury cut his impressive rookie season short. Adem Bona and Ricky Council IV are on minimum-type deals and provide decent depth at the end of the roster. And Alex Reese signed a two-year two-way deal, so pencil him in too.

That’s it. Seven total players under contracts without options.

That leaves lots of room for roster movement. The challenge? Embiid, George and Maxey combine to make nearly $145 million. That means there are a lot of roster spots to fill and not much to fill them with.

Let’s start with the draft. The Sixers best decision last season was pulling the plug early enough to salvage their draft pick…maybe. Ahead of the lottery, Philadelphia has the fifth pick. If two teams jump the 76ers in the lottery, that pick will convey to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

That’s why the Sixers losing enough to land at five pre-lottery was so important. One team can jump them, and they’ll still have a pick. The chances of two teams moving up from the 6th-14th positions are fairly low.

Assuming they don’t have miserable lottery luck, it’s up to Morey to deliver a rotation player with that fifth pick. The very best prospects will be off the board, but Philadelphia is in place to land a big-time talent anyway.

The good news? The Sixers are very much in best-player-available mode with this pick. Maxey’s ability to play on- or off-ball means that a guard like V.J. Edgecombe, Kasparas Jakucionis or Jeremiah Fears could be in play. The need for more firepower on the wing makes Tre Johnson a target, or Ace Bailey if he slips a couple of picks.

Morey has been known to go a bit off the radar too. Keep an eye on guys like Liam McNeeley, Kon Knueppel, Egor Demin and Kaham Maluach. The latter is especially interesting if Morey wanted to start preparing for a potential post-Embiid roster. These guys would also be really good selections if the Sixers were to move back a bit in the first round.

Lastly, don’t rule out a trade here. If the right player becomes available, it wouldn’t be a shock to see Morey move this pick to bring in a veteran.

In free agency, things start with the 76ers own players. Kelly Oubre Jr., Andre Drummond and Eric Gordon all have player options. There’s a decent chance all three players will pick up those options. There’s not much money available in free agency, and teams have become somewhat stingy with offering the MLE in free agency, preferring to hold it to use as a trade exception ahead of the trade deadline.

Don’t be surprised if all three vets are back in the fold for the Sixers. And that’s not the worst thing. Oubre can score and is a helpful rotation player. Drummond gives them a decent backup for Embiid. And after a rough start, Eric Gordon found his stroke and started knocking down shots like usual.

It’s the next group where things get far more interesting for Philadelphia.

Quentin Grimes was a revelation after being acquired in a straight robbery from the Dallas Mavericks at the trade deadline. Grimes was the Sixers best player by a wide margin over the final couple of months of the season. He looks like a perfect fit in a three-guard rotation with Maxey and McCain.

The good news? Grimes is a restricted free agent. With the Brooklyn Nets projected as the only cap space team this offseason, that should allow Philadelphia to control the process with Grimes. The bad news? The Nets have been perfectly willing to play in restricted free agency under Sean Marks when in similar spots in the past. And Grimes is young enough to fit in Brooklyn’s rebuild.

If the Nets don’t throw a monkey wrench into things, look for Grimes to land a deal in the range of $80 million over four-years. That reflects Grimes’ breakout, but protects the Sixers somewhat against his production being a March mirage. It also reflects some shaky health history for Grimes too.

After Grimes, the Sixers next most important free agent is Guerschon Yabusele. The Frenchman’s return to the NBA was a roaring success. Yabusele was Philadelphia’s most reliable player of the full run of the season. He showed better defense and rebounding than his previous NBA stint. Just as importantly, Yabusele hit his threes at a decent clip, while being a solid finisher around the rim.

Sounds like a no-brainer to be re-signed, right? Not so fast, my friend.

Yabusele is coming off a veteran minimum contract, and the Sixers only have Non-Bird rights for him. That makes re-signing Yabusele a complicated task. He’s clearly not a minimum player. Given the money they are already carrying, plus some options and re-signing Grimes, the Sixers might be very limited in what they can offer Yabusele. They could be in position to offer him some of the Non-Taxpayer or Taxpayer MLE, but that would hard-cap the team at the first or second apron, respectively.

Don’t be surprised if Yabusele is elsewhere, simply because the finances might not align for Philadelphia to re-sign him.

The other free agents all have somewhat interesting situations. Philadelphia should decline their team option for Justin Edwards to make him a restricted free agent and then re-sign him to a long-term deal. Jared Butler could stay, depending on where the team goes at the point guard position. If nothing else, Butler is nice depth.

The 76ers hold a team option for Lonnie Walker IV and that’s probably a 50-50 situation. If the team is healthy, he’s a deep bench guy. For nearly, $3 million, Philadelphia should probably let him go, given that role. Maybe he comes back after being re-signed to a new minimum deal. That would be a savings of roughly $700,000, which doesn’t sound like a lot, but could be huge for a team dealing with tight margins.

And that leaves Kyle Lowry. We’re at the end of the line with Lowry. He struggled mightily this past season in the 35 games he was able to play. He’s still a great veteran voice, but there’s just nothing left in terms of on-court production. If there’s a roster spot, the Sixers could bring him back to help Nurse with the guards, but it wouldn’t be a surprise if retirement beckons for Lowry.

The high-end talent is there for the 76ers. The issues are health and lack of flexibility around the main guys. Because the stars can’t stay on the court, depth is more important for Philadelphia than it is for most other would-be playoff teams.

Daryl Morey has quite the task in front of him this summer. He has to find the right guys to put around his stars; while praying they can get them through the regular season far healthier than this past season. If not, we’re looking at a situation where the Sixers might be asking a new front office executive to lead them through rebuilding around the team’s young guards and the upcoming lottery pick.

Updated Analysis Post-Draft Lottery:

The Sixers were one of the big winners at the lottery. Not only did they keep their pick (despite some really anxious moments when both the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs moved up!), but Philadelphia moved up from the fifth pick pre-lottery to the third pick.

The question now: Do the 76ers keep this pick or they trade it? A trade could bring in win-now talent alongside Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey. However, given the uncertain heath of Embiid and George, Philadelphia might be best to keep this pick. That could give them a nice bridge, should they have to pivot to the next iteration of the team. At three, the Sixers can take the best player available, but the choice should come down to Ace Bailey or V.J. Edgecombe. Bailey could apprentice under George. There are shades of George’s game in Bailey, so that’s not a bad guy for him to learn under. Edgecombe would give them a defensive-minded shooting guard. In addition, drafting Edgecombe would give Philadelphia some cover if things get wonky with Quentin Grimes in restricted free agency.

#1 | Cam Ward (QB, Titans)
Expected APY: $12.2M
Positional Rank: 22nd

#2 | Travis Hunter (WR/CB, Jaguars)
Expected APY: $11.6M
WR Rank: 30th
CB Rank: 25th

#3 | Abdul Carter (DE, Giants)
Expected APY: $11.3M
Positional Rank: 18th

#4 | Will Campbell (OT, Patriots)
Expected APY: $10.9M
Posiitonal Rank: 36th

#5 | Mason Graham (DT, Browns)
Expected APY: $10.2M
Positional Rank: 30th

#6 | Ashton Jeanty (RB, Raiders)
Expected APY: $8.9M
Positional Rank: 10th

#7 | Armand Membou (OT, Jets)
Expected APY: $7.9M
Positional Rank: 39th

#8 | Tet McMillan (WR, Panthers)
Expected APY: $6.9M
Positional Rank: 40th

#9 | Kelvin Banks Jr. (OT, Saints)
Expected APY: $6.9M
Positional Rank: 40th

#10 | Colston Loveland (TE, Bears)
Expected APY: $6.6M
Positional Rank: 22nd

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