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The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers would be the first NBA Finals since the luxury tax was in effect (2002) where neither team was a taxpayer. At least one team was a taxpayer in every Finals where the luxury tax was in effect (2002 & 2005 did not have luxury taxes due to lack of BRI.)
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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/Knightbear49 on 2025-05-29 02:44:51+00:00.

Original Title: [Smith] The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers would be the first NBA Finals since the luxury tax was in effect (2002) where neither team was a taxpayer. At least one team was a taxpayer in every Finals where the luxury tax was in effect (02 & 05 did not have luxury taxes due to lack of BRI.