In the NBA, August is typically the time for front offices to rest before beginning the evaluation process of a new season, as teams begin to get back together for unofficial minicamps and pickup runs in September before training camps get underway.The changing economics surrounding roster building and a more prolonged negotiation period for restricted free agents in recent offseasons has altered that, however. Instead of taking time away from their cap sheets content in knowing their work for the upcoming season is complete, NBA decision-makers have been forced to stay close to their phones and monitor contract situations of players around the league.For example, Bucks general manager Jon Horst currently has 17 players on NBA contracts for the team’s 15-man roster next season:
Point Guard: Ryan Rollins, Kevin Porter Jr., Brayden Burries
Shooting Guard: Tyler Herro, AJ Green, Gary Trent Jr., Kasparas Jakučionis, Caris LeVert
Small Forward: Jaime Jaquez Jr., Ousmane Dieng, Nate Ament
Power Forward: Kyle Kuzma, Bogoljub Marković, Pete Nance
