But the Cavaliers, Pelicans, Clippers, and Sixers all ducked the tax line with their pre-deadline moves, while a few other teams remained in the tax but took steps to significantly reduce their end-of-season bills. Milwaukee, for instance, had been projected to pay about $74.8MM in tax penalties, but has since reduced that figure by more than half, according to Eric Pincus of Sports Business Classroom. Here are the current projected tax penalties, per Pincus’ data: Phoenix Suns: $152.26MM Minnesota Timberwolves: $84.85MM Boston Celtics: $53.45MM Los Angeles Lakers: $52.53MM New York Knicks: $36.45MM Milwaukee Bucks: $32.66MM Denver Nuggets: $20.36MM Golden State Warriors: $12.36MM Dallas Mavericks: $6.39MM Miami Heat: $4.18MM Total: $455.49MM