Steven Adams And The Case Of The Luxury Tax Enforced Trade Rumours
Back in the day, trading James Harden had a lot to do with avoiding paying him and going into the luxury tax. The haul they got back for Harden was a bit mud but one piece did turn out to be something useful: the 12th overall pick in 2013 that soon became Steven Adams. So it’d be ironic if they then traded Adams for luxury tax reasons but that’s basketball for ya.