DM on AD

[oneye]

I definitely agree with this but I will say that I don’t think I’ve ever seen this kind of parity in the league in all my years of following the sport - and there are many small market teams doing much, much better than the big market teams (Chicago, NY, LA). The fact that Milwaukee, Denver, OKC, Toronto, Portland, etc. are all doing great is nothing short of a miracle.

Imagine if the damn Warriors didn’t have 5 all stars - the championship would truly be wide open. Too bad.

I’m interested to see what happened going forward.

 

[framer]

I don't know either... I just wonder if the gaming/gambling side can get monetized and make up for what they lose in tv and advertising dollars.

I agree with the overall concept you are throwing out there. My view might be a little tinted because my son would rather play fortnite, watch fortnite videos online, or talk about fortnite with his friends before he does any sporting activity. And he is actually pretty athletic... just isn't as interested. Many of his friends are much more obsessed with video games... just feels like a big shift will happen. I'm not sure how much esports cuts into the market share of other sport stuff.

I mean the only person that really, really gets this is. . . Gordon Hayward!

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

TV isn't the lead advertising driver anymore, it's the internet. The NBA runs twitter. The fact that franchise values are sky rocketing should tell you that monetization isn't a real issue

I mean they are getting 2.4B per year from the TV rights... so that is a thing... the advertising dollars flow through ESPN and others and are the reason the paid for the TV rights. ESPN has been bleeding money to cord cutters supposedly... so you think they pony up the same or more in the next round of negotiations?

 

[framer]

TV isn't the lead advertising driver anymore, it's the internet. The NBA runs twitter. The fact that franchise values are sky rocketing should tell you that monetization isn't a real issue

This may be the most stupid, nonsensical bull**** thing you have ever said on this site, which is quite a freaking accomplishment.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Hard cap?

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Hard cap and no max salaries would stop the "teaming up" because they'd have to take paycuts... good luck getting the player's union to go for that.

 

[Eminence]

I'm more than fine with guys going wherever they want to go, but damn have recent CBA negotiation been so in favor of the leagues superstars at the expense of the average guy. Need better union representation.

 

[oneye]

TV isn't the lead advertising driver anymore, it's the internet. The NBA runs twitter. The fact that franchise values are sky rocketing should tell you that monetization isn't a real issue

True stupidity right here

 

[seattlejazzfan]

stfu Donovan- just get him to Utah.

 

[vegas]

The issue here is no longer being able to count on the cornerstone of your franchise.

They are the ones that put butts in seats.

Lots of players do wait for free agency and even give a heads up in private sometimes getting out a bit early. Seems like the right way to do it. Kawhi, AD et al are not acting in good faith in my opinion.

This is not unique to the nba. It's really rare for me to find an applicant that consistently stays at jobs longer than a year.

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[infection]

Since I'm employed at-will, there is no contract for me to be stopped by. If I feel WashU has not lived up to their promises to me, I will leave. I'm not nearly important enough for the press to report on me.

However, I'm sure you will say there is little comparison between my career and Davis's, which makes your whole post rather foolish.

Well, with the NBA being one business, it’d be like requesting transfer to a different department. Sure, you can, but going public would be odd (you surely could and have the right to, unless that’s part of the contract [which maybe it appears it is as he was fined]).

If your university offered you a five year, $20+M/yr deal that came with the catch that you were no longer on at-will employment, would you do it?

Also, as we’re superimposing societal issues onto the relationships between players and owners, are we ever going to throw in income inequality? A lot of guys only making $2M/yr are working just as hard, if not harder, than the guys making $30+M. Where’s the fairness? Where’s the equality? Where’s the equity?

 

[fishonjazz]

Hard cap and no max salaries would stop the "teaming up" because they'd have to take paycuts... good luck getting the player's union to go for that.

About the taking paycuts. Would they have to take paycuts if the hard cap was extremely high?
What if the hard cap was double what the current cap is. Would the players still take paycuts?

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[LoPo]

About the taking paycuts. Would they have to take paycuts if the hard cap was extremely high?
What if the hard cap was double what the current cap is. Would the players still take paycuts?

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Right away, they should do the following for teams who go over the luxury for more than one year in a row:

- team loses first round pick that year or the next year that isn't traded away

- no player exceptions except for vet minimums. It's absolute stupidity that GS had some stupid $5+ exception to add Cousins. Small markets will be okay if the stacked can't get more stacked except through minimum salaries

- if you sign a buyout player (like Houston signing Rivers) the buying team loses their 2nd rounder to the team who had to buyout the player (Phoenix).

These are very easy adaptations to the current system. If a team continues to spend over the luxury, there has to be a bigger penalty than just monetary.

I doubt a hard cap will ever exist.

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