NBA Lockout Is Tenatively Over, So Here Are Some Key Dates

and I’ll admit that I was very pro-NBA here, so I do think the players got a great deal on the system issues and in many ways they won there. I don’t think the players should have given potentially up to 14% of the revenues they previously had (though the dollar value of their contracts won’t be altered – and we should note that).

If people say the players won this lockout, it is because they get to keep the framework of the system they are used to with teams being able to spend as much money as they need to win, and also because star players (but really anyone) can still LeBron or Mel’ify their teams, though I don’t expect anyone to do this on an ESPN special. That is what a huge part of this lockout is all about, maybe a bit too much.

Do I think that the owners will try to lockout the players in 2017? That really depends on the economy over the next several years. It also depends on if some of these small market teams like Milwaukee, Portland, Indiana, New Orleans, Sacramento, and Charlotte either move, get sold to new owners, or fold. We may see a number of these teams get sold really quickly because the owners are not happy with this system (if and when it passes), and the new owners who take over would at least be more happy with this system otherwise why buy into it? Second, will many of these teams (mostly low performing teams) be facing the same issues they face right now over the next several years? If so, they are going to want a hard cap and an even more robust revenue sharing plan in 2017. Right now it’s hard to say, but I am not surprised if either they still all suck and have paltry attendance, or if at least some of them enjoy some successful years ahead.

Am I happy the lockout is almost over? Yes, it’s better than have us bicker over theoretical issues. Did I see every system issue I wanted as a fan? Absolutely not. But the system in place appears to even the playing field, in particular after we see the revenue sharing numbers, and hopefully that will materialize in practice. Also, I hope players don’t hold their teams hostage, only because they don’t have a movie studio next door like the Lakers and Clippers or because there are only square dancing saloons, like in OKC.

This agreement, was obviously because after Hunter came out with the decert and lawsuit plan, their was an internal outcry from the players that they didn’t want to even risk missing a season of checks.

I’m sure Stern knows he won, and Fisher and Hunter know they were whipped.

that they are going to cram some games in so more games won’t be missed. This most likely means more back-to-backs, and lest time to rest between games. But I’m not quite sure why they would have to cram games in, since they said that the start of the playoffs and Finals will be pushed back.

I actually think that we could be a darkhouse team for that 8th seed (prepared to be called delusional), but it all depends on how much our young players have improved, if Dray has gotten in-shape, etc.

Nets Daily says it could be 12/26 at home vs. New Jersey.

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I think we are almost definitely waiving him if that’s true. Look for a couple dozen other players hitting the market too… udrih is an interesting one.

I can’t wait for this offseason!

if Rashard is healthy, we may not amnesty him, and besides, we have a clear starter at every position, and he is one of them.

Many, if not most teams don’t have a clear roster at the start of training camp on Dec 9 which is also the start of Free Agency. We have that luxury of knowing most of our guys. Only question mark on who comes or goes is Nick Young who needs to cut his hair already.

http://www.bulletsforever.com/2011/10/31/2528353/nba-lockout-amnesty-clause-rashard-lewis-washington-wizards

Most recent proposal had their salaries counting for 75 percent on the cap. Player gets full payout though.

Celtics Vs Knicks, Heat Vs Mavs, Bulls Vs Lakers

They need something that allows them to compete, which helps their bottom line in most circumstances though it should be known that Indiana was still losing money when it made the Finals for whatever reason. Hopefully, the revenue sharing agreement includes a good amount of local TV money and that these teams will use some of that money on players instead of pocketing it like we see in baseball.

As I wrote above, I think a number of hard line team owners will sell their teams in the near future to new guys. We also could start seeing a bunch of relocations too, where Seattle gets the Sonics, Mach 2 if they build a new arena, Anaheim gets a team (they basically are first in line right now), and that we’ll see Vancouver and Montreal getting teams in their large markets. Relocations are good and bad. Good in the fact that new cities join (or re-join) the NBA experience first hand. Bad news is that we may see fewer smaller metro areas with NBA teams than before, since most relocations will be from small to large metro areas, rather than a large to small area (Seattle is an exception, not a rule)

It was all good cop bad cop…how many times did Stern say “accept now or else”…

I think players just weren’t willing to blow it all up…owners were…owners BATNA (best alternative to a negotiated agreement) was no season, players didn’t have one (like form a renegade league, go overseas en masse, or no season and have a stipend in place using income from elsewhere) therefore owners were able to negotiate from a stronger footing and it showed the last 5 months, not to mention an inept PR strategy from union…

oh well…let’s get this party started…

is acting like the Nets just won the Finals! Wow!

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