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Should the nba go to 3 round draft?

LoPo said:
I guess they could expand the draft and two franchises could share a GLeague team.

My opinion is that the Gleague doesn't have a strong following because people don't truly know what it is. There are minor league baseball fans who support their AAA or AA team because they know it's part of the larger club.

It's hard for the GLeague to market their product, and I think it would be easier if every NBA team has an affiliate. Just look at the popularity of the summer league. Those games average over 600,000 views per game. How many people watch GLeague? I truly don't know. If it's substantially less, then maybe tie in the appeal of the Summer League with the GLeague.
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None of that's true though.

AAA minor league baseball can have higher attendance because it's actually close to being the 2nd/3rd best league in the world and a lot of the best prospects will actually play there because the learning curve in baseball is extremely high compared to the other major sports. AA baseball's average attendance is right in line with the G-League's average attendance (pre-covid numbers). Attending baseball games is also much more of a "vibe" than attending a basketball game . A large part of the schedule also happens during the summer when people have time off during the day to just go catch a game.

The G-League will never be as "farmy" as Minor League Baseball. The best young NBA propsects dont need the G-League for the most part once they get drafted. The League's only avenue to gain a larger popularity share of the sports world is for more Jalen Green/Jonathan Kuminga's to use the G-League Elite route.

And a lot of teams dont care about marketing their G-League team. Utah wouldnt place the Stars in SLC if they cared. They would put them in some other Utah city. They want them there for the easy G-League assignment player movement.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
None of that's true though.

AAA minor league baseball can have higher attendance because it's actually close to being the 2nd/3rd best league in the world and a lot of the best prospects will actually play there because the learning curve in baseball is extremely high compared to the other major sports. AA baseball's average attendance is right in line with the G-League's average attendance (pre-covid numbers). Attending baseball games is also much more of a "vibe" than attending a basketball game . A large part of the schedule also happens during the summer when people have time off during the day to just go catch a game.

The G-League will never be as "farmy" as Minor League Baseball. The best young NBA propsects dont need the G-League for the most part once they get drafted. The League's only avenue to gain a larger popularity share of the sports world is for more Jalen Green/Jonathan Kuminga's to use the G-League Elite route.

And a lot of teams dont care about marketing their G-League team. Utah wouldnt place the Stars in SLC if they cared. They would put them in some other Utah city. They want them there for the easy G-League assignment player movement.
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You are making a bunch of assumptions here. We don't know what the GLeague can be until it is run as a true minor league.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Please tell me what the definition of a true minor league is.
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For me it means that you get rid of the two way contracts and everyone on your gleague team is on a two contract. Can be called up and fill out a roster spot at any time.

With that that means they get paid an NBA salary when they are playing on the main team.

The gleague has some of the same rules, as far as the salary cap goes, as the nba. Obviously. Not the same, but maybe 3 mil cap with a hard cap of say 5 million.

NBA could get rid of 10 day contracts and just pull up players from your gleague.

There are a lot of things that would change.

Of course I am spitballing here but you get the idea.

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Xthren said:
As for the players union they would love it. Higher pay for gleague players. Longer careers for borderline talent. Keeping some of the better developmental projects here instead of over seas

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I think the Players Union would hate it. It would mean sharing their piece of the pie with even more people. Would most likely result in lower minimum contracts.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
I think the Players Union would hate it. It would mean sharing their piece of the pie with even more people. Would most likely result in lower minimum contracts.
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That actually makes me laugh because isnt the "union" supposed to be about the players but it is about the money. Figures.
 
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Saint Cy of JFC said:
It's about the players in the nba. Not making 450 new NBA players
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Many of the benefits like pension, etc could still only apply to players who make NBA appearances. Not every GLeaguer is gonna get the full array of benefits.

I like what @Xthren threw out there.

And the point about competing with the European leagues is massive. If the GLeague can compete with the European leagues as a true extension of the NBA, then the NBA becomes even stronger and more distinct. They are now, but could be even stronger.

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