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No Salary Cap Smoothing. Huge Cap Increase Set for 2016 [ESPN]

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by crash5179, Mar 11, 2015.

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  1. crash5179

    crash5179 Contributing Member

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    http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...y-cap-smoothing-historic-cap-increase-nba-set

    The players are about to get paid!
     
    #1 crash5179, Mar 11, 2015
  2. red5rocket

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    I always wanted the ones that signed minimum deals to have larger contracts
     
    #2 red5rocket, Mar 11, 2015
  3. A_3PO

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    2016 will be the craziest year for free agency in NBA history by far. Good theater for fans.

    Probably several free agents this summer will sign one-year deals and try to hit the jackpot next year because the cap will be nearly 50% higher. LMA, Marc Gasol, Deandre Jordan, Jimmy Butler, Kawhi, Dragic, Kevin Love have something to think about. Even lesser players might do it.
     
    #3 A_3PO, Mar 11, 2015
  4. what

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    i thought the cba dictated the maximum about a player can get and not the salary cap. The high cap would only mean that there would be more suitors for their services.
     
    #4 what, Mar 11, 2015
  5. Space Ghost

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    Which means more team stacking. This is the first time in a couple decades in which I like how things are. It would be nice to fix the playoff imbalance.
     
    #5 Space Ghost, Mar 11, 2015
  6. BimaThug

    BimaThug Resident Capologist
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    The max salary is a function of the salary cap in any given year. (Well, they're both functions of BRI, calculated very similarly. But still.)
     
    #6 BimaThug, Mar 11, 2015
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    The true max contracts are a percentage of the cap. So a cap jump will make those max contracts jump.
     
    #7 jordnnnn, Mar 11, 2015
  8. Rocket2008

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    That's ridiculous, the NBA is such a joke. Here I thought the lock-out maybe changed things, but that massive TV deal was the worst thing that could happen. This will only get players more greedy and you'd figure they were already making enough...
     
    #8 Rocket2008, Mar 12, 2015
  9. dawesome

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    I wonder how those teams which are struggling financially will cope with this increase. The rich is going to get richer. The poor will go bust? Interesting...
     
    #9 dawesome, Mar 12, 2015
  10. DonatasFanboy

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    This increase is coming from TV contracts. TV contracts are divided equally among teams. The poor are getting richer in this case.
     
    #10 DonatasFanboy, Mar 12, 2015
  11. fallenphoenix

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    yup. nba works by profit sharing
     
    #11 fallenphoenix, Mar 12, 2015
  12. shastarocket

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    Don't be silly, if anything, most players are underpaid
     
    #12 shastarocket, Mar 12, 2015
  13. Harrisment

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    I assume you're joking, but if not this is a ridiculous stance. Who would you prefer gets the additional money if not the players? The poor underpaid owners?
     
    #13 Harrisment, Mar 12, 2015
  14. HardenWay

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    If there is extra money it should go to the players first.

    A good time considering we need room for a third star.
     
    #14 HardenWay, Mar 12, 2015
  15. Zboy

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    Patrick Beverley gonna get paid.
     
    #15 Zboy, Mar 12, 2015
  16. Rocket2008

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    Charity, no reason to increase the cap by this much.
     
    #16 Rocket2008, Mar 12, 2015
  17. WinkFan

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    They won't, the salary cap has no effect on minimum salaries.
     
    #17 WinkFan, Mar 12, 2015
  18. RedRedemption

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    LOL. Nice pipe dream.
     
    #18 RedRedemption, Mar 12, 2015
  19. WinkFan

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    The salary cap is going up because all the teams are getting way more money, and they have to give 50% of it to the players.
     
    #19 WinkFan, Mar 12, 2015
  20. chenjy9

    chenjy9 Numbers Don't Lie
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    That's just dumb... the NBA is a business. Players deserve to get paid as much as the market is willing and able to pay them.
     
    #20 chenjy9, Mar 12, 2015
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