Michael McCann and Robert Raiola

Joined: Jul 21, 2014

Michael McCann is a legal analyst and writer for Sports Illustrated and the founding director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute (SELI) at the University of New Hampshire School of Law, where he is also a tenured professor of law.

NFL

Taxes and a Quirk of the NFL Draft System: Why it Could Pay to Be Picked a Little Later

NHL

Explaining Pittsburgh's 'Jock Tax' as Athletes, Players' Unions Sue City

NBA

Kevin Durant And the Inequality of Max Contract Offers

NFL

How State Income Taxes and the Raiders' Move to Las Vegas Affect the NFL Draft

NFL

Playoffs Bring Fame But Not Fortune for NFL Players

According to the NFL’s CBA, each player gets paid the exact same amount for playing in a postseason game. And if you have a first-round bye? No paycheck that week.

MLB

How State Taxes Could Affect Where Bryce Harper and Manny Machado End Up

Contract value can fluctuate substantially depending on the state. How might that affect the negotiations for Harper and Machado?

NHL

Where Will John Tavares Go and How Much Money Will He Take Home?

John Tavares will be a hot commodity on the NHL free-agent market, but his decision between six reported suitors could potentially be influenced by the differing taxes where each team resides.

NFL

Jimmy Garoppolo Will Earn More From Super Bowl 52 Than Tom Brady. Really

The 49ers’ new franchise QB is still eligible for a Super Bowl share for his time in New England this season. And, thanks to tax laws, he’ll take home more than the GOAT on the field next Sunday

NFL

The Super Bowl may be in 'tax-free' Houston, but most of its players' pay will still be taxed

Super Bowl LI is being dubbed as a "tax-free" Super Bowl, but here's why that won't be true for many of the players participating in the game.

NFL

Sin City? How Raiders players and coaches would become richer in Las Vegas

No matter how Derek Carr and Khalil Mack might feel about the Raiders' potential relocation to Las Vegas, there's no question their salaries would go a lot farther outside of California.

MLB

How tax changes, presidential election results could impact MLB free agency

Donald Trump's proposed tax plan, as well as existing state tax laws and the expiring CBA, could have an impact on MLB's free agency.

NBA

Why staying with the Thunder would pay off for Kevin Durant

Where Kevin Durant signs will be the biggest story of free agency. SI breaks down the state income tax ramifications for the six teams meeting with the NBA All-Star.