Knickoftime wrote:Considering the global reach of the game and that players can make a healthier living than they can in the D-League, getting players to commit to what's essentially a minor league commitment would be difficult.

Revenue isn't there to give D-League players a decent incentive to stay and commit.

If you want to make staying in the D-League and committing to a team financially attractive, salaries would have to be subsidized.

Which means it'd have to come from the pockets of the owners and players.

Good luck with that.

BRIGGS wrote:

Knickoftime wrote:Considering the global reach of the game and that players can make a healthier living than they can in the D-League, getting players to commit to what's essentially a minor league commitment would be difficult.

Revenue isn't there to give D-League players a decent incentive to stay and commit.

If you want to make staying in the D-League and committing to a team financially attractive, salaries would have to be subsidized.

Which means it'd have to come from the pockets of the owners and players.

Good luck with that.

A young player has very little to zero leverage.

Sure he does. Professional ball is played around the world.

BRIGGS wrote:

Knickoftime wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

Knickoftime wrote:Considering the global reach of the game and that players can make a healthier living than they can in the D-League, getting players to commit to what's essentially a minor league commitment would be difficult.

Revenue isn't there to give D-League players a decent incentive to stay and commit.

If you want to make staying in the D-League and committing to a team financially attractive, salaries would have to be subsidized.

Which means it'd have to come from the pockets of the owners and players.

Good luck with that.

A young player has very little to zero leverage.

Sure he does. Professional ball is played around the world.

Who cares there is the NBA and everyone else

People who want to earn a decent living.

WaltLongmire wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:I definitely would like to see the d league/nba team made into more of a minor league system. Two extra roster spots would be a good start. Things like Bachynski going to camp and summer league with the Pistons but playing for two years on the W-Knicks is frustrating.

Yeah...we've talked about this a lot...a big issue for me.

MLB, NHL...plenty of established programs to look at, but the NFL and NBA have always seemed to consider the NCAA to be their "farm" system.

Not really working in basketball because the desired young players are 1 and done types.

A young player should be able to earn a living wage playing in the DL or other system in the U.S., and teams who want to spend the money developing young players should have a chance to do it.

You could even incorporate some kind of educational component to help young players grow up and learn how to do things on their own and not depend entirely on agents, financial handlers, and the leeches who usually hang around young player when they first become successful.

Again, would have to be subsidized. Minor league baseball players don't make living wages, but they have no other realistic options.

Basketball players do.