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infection said:
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?
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There are no skills or services I could offer the university that would be worth that amount of money. By contrast, Davis probably brings in far more than that for the Pelicans.

infection said:
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?
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In the same place as the doctors who earn more than the janitors. No one goes to the hospital to get the services of the janitor, and they are easier to replace.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
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?
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I think the next deal will be different. It will be more about streaming rights, not cable television.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
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.
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Why on earth would the NBA want that? lmao. They like guys teaming up. It's good for the NBA. Sorry cry babies who want everything to revolve and be fair for their favorite team.
 
I've read up until page 6 so I don't know if this was addressed already by the end of the thread but @Saint Cy of JFC is right about there being a rumor Haywood asked for a trade. It was the summer before his free agency. The problem is that the rumor came from a 'reporter' who has been known for very shady reporting. Both Haywood's agent and the Jazz refuted the rumor at the time.

Now this doesn't mean that it didn't happen, but if it did IMO that's a malpractice by DL for trying to keep him despite him requesting a trade, even if privately and not publicly. That's a fireable offense in my books. You cannot lose an all-star for nothing if he told you he wants out and you decided to stick your head in the sand and pretend it didn't happen and then act shocked when he left the very next year. I would have much rather preferred Haywood did what AD did than what he supposedly did (kept quiet and left for nothing).

I think it's not much of an argument about which is better - if a player wants out (and excluding some fringe circumstances, like the team being on the precipice of a title run), I would much rather know that he wants out and trade him, than not know and lose him for nothing in one years' time.
 
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stitches said:
I've read up until page 6 so I don't know if this was addressed already by the end of the thread but @Saint Cy of JFC is right about there being a rumor Haywood asked for a trade. It was the summer before his free agency. The problem is that the rumor came from a 'reporter' who has been known for very shady reporting. Both Haywood's agent and the Jazz refuted the rumor at the time.

Now this doesn't mean that it didn't happen, but if it did IMO that's a malpractice by DL for trying to keep him despite him requesting a trade, even if privately and not publicly. That's a fireable offense in my books. You cannot lose an all-star for nothing if he told you he wants out and you decided to stick your head in the sand and pretend it didn't happen and then act shocked when he left the very next year. I would have much rather preferred Haywood did what AD did than what he supposedly did (kept quiet and left for nothing).

I think it's not much of an argument about which is better - if a player wants out (and excluding some fringe circumstances, like the team being on the precipice of a title run), I would much rather know that he wants out and trade him, than not know and lose him for nothing in one years' time.
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I agree but I’d rather he do it privately. It’s best for the team (we have more leverage in gaining better assets) and better for the player’s image.
 
In the hypothetical case that Davis wanted to come to Utah, what do you think the Pelicans would ask for in return? Just curious
 
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