Posted by Andrew:
So...next year there will be a new collective bargaining agreement. With all of the big stars demanding trades, overpaid players, etc the current one needs improvement. What do you guys think would be some good ideas?
I'll start with...every contract (other than rookie ones) a player signs has a player option and team option after every year. So if a team is not happy or player is not happy it can be terminated by either side. If terminated (by either side) the bird rights are lost.
Thoughts?
I think then there would be too much switching of teams by players. The NBA markets the personalities on a given team, allowing tplayers to move so freely would destroy any hope of marketing a player as the cornerstone of a team, or at least make it harder.
I'm all for shortening the length of a contract to either 3 or 4 years max. I think that would lead to more competitive play around the league.
I think the salary cap is good, as is and if you did anything to change it, teams like Portland and the Knicks would only get worse and there would be too much difference between rich teams and teams that squeak by. I would hate to see the NBA turn into MLB where the Knicks would buy new superstars every year. It ruined my love of baseball, and I'm a Yankees fan.