With more than half the NBA having to pay the luxury tax this year, few want to take on big contracts right now and that is making deal-making problematic. Rod Thorn admits that his and other owners' fear of the tax is limiting the likelihood of big deals So instead of getting offers for Vince Carter, he is getting more for Sean Williams.
- Thorn would be taxed to find a trade partner - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets' Problems Greatly Outnumber Solutions - John Hollinger - New York Sun