Cooper Flagg Versus Bronny James, + 3 New Job Opportunities
Welcome to today’s edition of heads up!
The future of the NBA plays in the summer league, upsets at Wimbledon, and much more is covered in today’s edition of Heads Up. This is followed by a spotlight on the NBA’s second apron, upcoming games to watch, as well as a check-in with the MLB’s player union. Dive in, and get ready to make some Heads Up plays of your own!
Lakers vs. Mavericks Summer League: Cooper Flagg, Bronny James battle under bright lights — 'I was a little nervous' (Read here)
How Amanda Anisimova and Iga Świątek advanced to the women's final on day 11 at Wimbledon 2025 (Read here)
Thunder's Updated NBA Salary Cap After $822M In SGA, Williams, Holmgren Contracts (Read here)
Hitless until the 8th, Yanks cap rally with Judge walk-off and 'sick' slide (Read here)
Curated info to help kickstart your career in sports:
💼 Job Board
Job - Los Angeles Lakers, Communications manager 📍El Segundo, LA
Internship - Oklahoma City Thunder, Video and Graphics Editor 📍Oklahoma City, OK
Job - New York Yankees, Assistant Manager of Broadcast Engineering 📍New York City, NY
🤝 Coaching
Nilesh Kulkarni shares invaluable life lessons from his time as a cricketer and talks at length about a spectacular career opportunity in sports after retirement:
Love sports? Here’s a Heads Up on what to watch:
Saturday July 12:
Las Vegas Summer League, Dallas Mavericks versus San Antonio Spurs
4:00 EST
ESPN
The number one and number two overall picks of the 2025 NBA Draft will lineup against each other for the first time as the basketball world stops to watch. The Dallas Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg will take on the San Antonio Spurs’ Dylan Harper in a rare instance of must-watch tv during Summer League basketball.
Sunday July 13:
PSG vs. Chelsea
3:00 p.m. EST
DAZN
After a tournament that has seen everything from upsets to beatdowns, only two teams remain in the hunt for Club World Cup glory. European Champions PSG, a team looking to add another piece of hardware to an already packed trophy case this season, will take on London’s own Chelsea FC. A David versus Goliath story in favor of PSG, all eyes are on Chelsea’s Cole Palmer to pull off the upset.
Second apron: a financial threshold that triggers severe penalties for teams that exceed it in the NBA.
As the Oklahoma City Thunder dry off from their championship champagne showers, their general manager Sam Presti is already back to work securing his teams future. With plenty of young talent fueling the organizations first ever NBA Championship, Presti has show his willingness to spend big to keep the core of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Chet Holmgren together. The Thunder's big three could earn as much as $822 million total in the coming years, putting the organization well into the second apron of NBA spending. Needing to avoid the harsh roster building restrictions that comes with spending into the second apron, expect OKC to do some retooling in the coming years.
MLB, Players’ Union Spar Over Salary Cap As Labor Fight Looms (Read here)
Carlos Alcaraz is leading a surge in tennis trading card and memorabilia interest (Read here)
No decision on potential March Madness expansion (Read here)
Expanding the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments to 72 or 76
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Sean