Eric Pincus

Two More Trades; More to Come?!?!?! The NBA saw significant player movement via trade over the summer, but it’s been relatively quiet throughout the regular season.

Latest Substack (free): Two More Trades; More to Come?!?!?! ericpincus.substack.com/p/two-more-t...

Updated NBA Trade Block Big Board with Realistic Landing Spots The dominoes are falling!

Pushed the @BleacherReport Updated NBA Trade Block Big Board with Realistic Landing Spots to 20 players with the deadline on Thursday
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SBC All-Star Nearing Last Call! Just a quick note that registration for Sports Business Classroom’s All-Star Intensive is almost full!

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Latest Substack NBA Trade Block Big Board (Updated!) -- free:
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Updated NBA Trade Block Big Board with Realistic Landing Spots The NBA's brief drought ended with the Trae Young swap, but with the trade deadline rapidly approaching (February 5), expect more action before the final buzzer.

Latest @BleacherReport Updated NBA Trade Block Big Board with Realistic Landing Spots - expanded to 15, with bits of intel spread throughout

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Scouting Purdue Guard Braden Smith - Sports Business Classroom Braden Smith Frame: 6’0”, 180 lbs Position: Guard Team: Purdue Boilermakers 2026 Draft Age: 22 Stats via sports-reference.com Offense Smith is a crafty, playmaking guard who has thrived in Purdue’s ...

Latest @SportsBizClass Alumni Blog featuring @philip1evin Scouting Purdue Guard Braden Smith (part of our 2026 NBA Draft prospect series)
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Scouting Vanderbilt Guard Tyler Tanner - Sports Business Classroom Tyler Tanner Frame: 6’0”, 170 lbs Position: Guard Team: Vanderbilt Commodores Draft Age: 20 Stats via: Sports-Reference ​Offense Tanner is a high-feel initiator whose offensive value is driven by ad...

Latest @SportsBizClass Alumni Blog featuring @anirudh9765 Scouting Vanderbilt Guard Tyler Tanner (part of our 2026 NBA Draft prospect series)
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How "Two Firsts!" Varies in a Trade In my latest Bleacher Report trade concept, I have the Chicago Bulls giving up two first-round picks (Trade Idea for One of the NBA’s Most Active Trade Deadline Buyers) to land Bennedict Mathurin and ...

Latest Substack (free): How "Two Firsts!" Varies in a Trade ericpincus.substack.com/p/how-two-fi...

2026 NBA Draft Watch: Wings - Sports Business Classroom NBA scouts are hard at work looking for their teams’ next potential stars and core pieces, as college and international seasons reach full swing and the NBA is halfway through its season. The followin...

Latest @SportsBizClass Alumni Blog featuring @eliasjeldridge 2026 NBA Draft Watch: Wings (part of our 2026 NBA Draft prospect series)
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Trade Idea for One of the NBA's Most Active Trade Deadline Buyers The NBA's February 5 trade deadline is approaching, and the Chicago Bulls are believed to be among the league's more active teams seeking a deal.

Latest @BleacherReport Trade Idea for One of the NBA's Most Active Trade Deadline Buyers -- looking at the Chicago Bulls, getting the Indiana Pacers a center, Dallas, Pelicans, etc.
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Impact of a Theoretical Part of my job for Bleacher Report (and as an advisor/consultant) is to walk through theoretical ideas to their logical conclusion.

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What Impact Would Rich Paul's Reaves, Jackson Trade Idea Have on Lakers, Grizzlies? Beyond the question of whether LeBron James' agent Rich Paul should be offering roster advice on a podcast—specifically suggesting the Los Angeles Lakers explore trading Austin Reaves to the...

Latest @BleacherReport What Impact Would Rich Paul's Reaves, Jackson Trade Idea Have on Lakers, Grizzlies? - not endorsing, just looking at the ramifications bleacherreport.com/articles/253...

Updated NBA Trade Block Big Board with Realistic Landing Spots The NBA's brief drought ended with the Trae Young swap, but with the trade deadline rapidly approaching (February 5), expect more action before the final buzzer.

Latest @BleacherReport Updated NBA Trade Block Big Board with Realistic Landing Spots - Giannis bumped off, for now, to honorable mention. TBD if that sticks before the deadline!
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3 Trade Ideas To Boost the NBA's Most Surprising Contender Two seasons ago, the Detroit Pistons were among the worst teams in the NBA. The turnaround over the past couple of years has been astonishing, led by the dominance of guard Cade Cunningham. Detroit (2...

Latest @BleacherReport 3 Trade Ideas To Boost the NBA's Most Surprising Contender - Would Detroit risk messing with chemistry? Should the team push more chips into the pot?

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Tra(d)e Season Discussing trades is a year-round task, but the 2025-26 season hasn’t had any real fireworks until word broke that Trae Young will be dealt shortly (if not already) from the Atlanta Hawks to the Washi...

Latest Substack (free): Tra(d)e Season -- the first big item of the regular season. Wizards preemptively chasing the floor! Subscribe... ericpincus.substack.com/p/trade-season

Updated NBA Trade Block Big Board with Realistic Landing Spots After Trae Young Deal Trae Young is officially off our 2026 NBA Trade Block Big Board.

Latest @BleacherReport Updated NBA Trade Block Big Board with Realistic Landing Spots After Trae Young Deal -- bookmark, as this will evolve leading up to the Feb 5 deadline! bleacherreport.com/articles/253...

2026 NBA Draft Watch: Scoring Guards - Sports Business Classroom The NCAA and other worldwide leagues are officially in full swing, and the NBA season is already at the first quarter mark. Scouts are now hard at work looking for their teams’ next potential star and...

Latest @SportsBizClass 2026 NBA Draft Watch: Scoring Guards featuring @eliasjeldridge sportsbusinessclassroom.com/2026-nba-dra...

Scouting BYU Cougars Guard Richie Saunders - Sports Business Classroom Richie Saunders Frame: 6’5", 200 lbs Position: Guard Team: BYU Cougars 2026 Draft Age: 24 Stats via sports-reference.com Offense Saunders has developed into one of college basketball’s most efficien...

Latest @SportsBizClass Alumni Blog featuring @MaximillianDane Scouting BYU Cougars Guard Richie Saunders (part of our 2026 NBA Draft prospect series) sportsbusinessclassroom.com/scouting-byu...

Scouting Duke Blue Devils Guard Isaiah Evans - Sports Business Classroom Isaiah Evans Frame: 6’6", 180 lbs Position: Guard Team: Duke Blue Devils 2026 Draft Age: 20 Stats via sports-reference.com Offense Evans brings a smooth, natural scoring profile built around perimet...

Latest @SportsBizClass Alumni Blog featuring @MaximillianDane Scouting Duke Blue Devils Guard Isaiah Evans (part of our 2026 NBA Draft prospect series) sportsbusinessclassroom.com/scouting-duk...

Blockbuster NBA Trade Idea After Surprise Trae Young Rumor The NBA rumor mill never stops churning, and our latest reminder of that comes just five days into the new calendar year.

Latest @BleacherReport Blockbuster NBA Trade Idea After Surprise Trae Young Rumor - a theoretical bringing Young to LA(C) - not as outlandish as you might initially think: bleacherreport.com/articles/253...

Happy Holidays, New Year, and a Bucks Trade Idea to Keep Giannis Happy New Year (and recent holidays past)!!!

Latest Substack (free): Happy Holidays, New Year, and a Bucks Trade Idea to Keep Giannis ericpincus.substack.com/p/happy-holi...

The 1 Trade Milwaukee Bucks Actually Need to Make While the rest of the NBA world may be contemplating Giannis Antetokounmpo trade ideas, the Milwaukee Bucks seem primarily focused on attaining additional talent to improve their postseason chances an...

Latest @BleacherReport I followed the thread of "Milwaukee adds via trade to keep Giannis Antetokounmpo," and this is what came out of it, featuring a big shift for the Cavaliers, plus Warriors, Pacers, Nets: bleacherreport.com/articles/253...

The Business of Basketball Program - All-Star - Sports Business Classroom The 2025 Sports Business Classroom Business of Basketball Immersive Experience will take place February 9-13 during NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.

If you're interested in our @SportsBizClass All-Star Intensive, hit me up with questions. We're building out something new and exciting (including an expansion draft), different from what we run in Las Vegas each July. Price climbs in January FWIW: sportsbusinessclassroom.com/all-star/

How 4 Teams Dodge the Tax in a Monster Jonathan Kuminga Trade Concept Reunite the Splash Brothers in Golden State? Steph, we got you...

Latest @BleacherReport How 4 Teams Dodge the Tax in a Monster Jonathan Kuminga Trade Concept - Splash Brothers back together, and while at first glance this may seem like madness, each leg is arguable bleacherreport.com/articles/253...

Ranking the Top NBA Free Agents Available Right Now Although the 2025-26 NBA season is underway, several quality free agents are still looking for a home.

Updated @BleacherReport Ranking the Top NBA Free Agents Available Right Now - G League players pushing some more-experienced vets down or off the list. Holding onto the top-2 for now, but may shift next update bleacherreport.com/articles/252...

Trading Former MVPs Over the last week+, I’ve written a pair of trade concepts for Bleacher Report, both of which include former NBA Most Valuable Players.

Latest Substack (free): ericpincus.substack.com/p/trading-fo... - also includes an invite to our @SportsBizClass webinar on Thursday with @BobbyMarks42

A Blockbuster James Harden Trade Idea to Build a New NBA Contender The Minnesota Timberwolves have advanced to the Western Conference Finals two years in a row, but the team has a glaring weakness at point guard.

Latest @BleacherReport A Blockbuster James Harden Trade Idea to Build a New NBA Contender - solving the Wolves' guard dilemma

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The Definitive Argument For Los Angeles Lakers Trading for Giannis Antetokounmpo The Giannis Antetokounmpo buzz resurfaced when the former NBA MVP deleted Milwaukee Bucks content from his social media.

Latest @BleacherReport The Definitive Argument For Los Angeles Lakers Trading for Giannis Antetokounmpo - working with a BIG theoretical assumption that Milwaukee is open to sending Giannis to LA for Austin Reaves, etc. bleacherreport.com/articles/253...

Scouting for the 2026 NBA Draft Let’s start with the understanding that I struggle to find bandwidth to watch NCAA/pre-NBA ball.

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Scouting Arkansas Point Guard Darius Acuff Jr. - Sports Business Classroom Darius Acuff Jr. Frame: 6’3", 190 lbs Position: Point Guard Team: Arkansas Razorbacks 2026 Draft Age: 19 Stats via sports-reference.com Offense Acuff is an advanced three-level scoring guard whose g...

Latest @SportsBizClass Alumni Blog featuring @MaximillianDane Scouting Arkansas Point Guard Darius Acuff Jr. (part of our 2026 NBA Draft prospect series) sportsbusinessclassroom.com/scouting-ark...