The NBA does have a softer cap, which allows teams to spend above the cap number. But the highest payroll in the NBA (the Minnesota Timberwolves, at $237 million) would still be the lowest in the NFL.

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Sam Presti of the Oklahoma City Thunder was announced Tuesday as the NBA's Executive of the Year, the reward for building that team into a juggernaut that won a league-best 68 games this season.