Josh Howard

Normally, this is the month when everyone analyzes, speculates on and frets over the moves NBA teams make to bolster their rosters. However, this isn't a normal time, with the NBA lockout and all. But that doesn't mean I'm going to stop analyzing the...

Although the looming lockout could change the NBA's salary-cap rules and pay structure, let's go on the premise that the mid-level exception will resemble what it does now. And it means that teams over the cap can sign a player for about $5.5 million to...