If Les partially owns CNS, is he the man to talk to to fire Drexler or buy out his contract? Just kidding. Actually, I wish I wasn't kidding hehe. I do wonder if there is a paradigm shift happening now in terms of how to gauge the market size for any given team, since there may be revenue streams broader than what the size of the local market would indicate. Bill Simmons considers TV ratings for the most recent finals, which featured two small-market teams. It's an interesting article that considers the problem of whether a small-market team like OKC can afford so many max-level salaries. The whole issue gets at whether calling OKC a 'small market' team accurately assesses its revenue base. Full article: The Thunder claiming they are just a poor, small-market team that can't afford James Harden doesn't work in today's NBA I found the following passage interesting, since it's about how broad access to games complicates the idea of a "local" market.
