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Message: [QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 5300900, member: 833"] There is varying appetite among franchises to pay luxury tax. The Golden State ownership group has very deep pockets, as does the Clippers, and they can do whatever they want. The Cavaliers and Suns are loaded, and Bucks and Pistons have the cash to ride out a few seasons. The Lakers being a family business was becoming a problem despite being in LA, but that will change. New Orleans, Memphis and Indiana ownerships do not have the net worth or market to run a big tax for multiple seasons. The Celtics and Spurs’ head owners are among the least wealthy in the NBA, but there appears to be more financial resources behind the lead owner and both are in pretty big markets. I don’t get the sense the OKC can afford multiple big tax years, but we may be finding out in a few years. [/QUOTE]