Nba 2010-2011

[Danny1982]

Finally!

 

[ha_rooney]

Didn't expect that, brilliant news!

Now hopefully the Lakers can start trading for Howard

 

[ArmchairCritic]

Yay! I reckon the Clippers could do well this season but nothing's a given with them.

 

[MrMarcello]

I was hoping a long lockout or cancelled season would result in some stricter rules like a hard cap, no more of this "player x is a free agent but to sign him to a max deal we must do a sign and trade with team b" bullshit, and the end of guaranteed contracts (as no professional sport should have this).

The winners and losers of a new CBA - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN

 

[jveezy]

I just hope that now the Kings are a more attractive sell to new potential owners. Also I'm moving to Sacramento, so I'm glad I'll get at least one more season to watch the team I grew up following play.

 

[ArmchairCritic]

Who did the Kings draft, they looked decent towards the end of last year. Got some good players in Evans, Cousins and Thornton put up great numbers after his trade too. Ah you got Jimmer, another guard. It will be interesting to see how the Kings develop anyway.

 

[jveezy]

I was hoping a long lockout or cancelled season would result in some stricter rules like a hard cap, no more of this "player x is a free agent but to sign him to a max deal we must do a sign and trade with team b" bullshit, and the end of guaranteed contracts (as no professional sport should have this).

The winners and losers of a new CBA - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN

Well it looks like we're going to have shorter contracts and the luxury tax is going to be a bit stricter.

What's in the deal and how it got done - CBSSports.com

* Luxury tax rates: The same dollar-for-dollar as in the previous CBA for the first two years. Starting in Year 3, the rates increase to $1.50 for the first $5 million over; $1.75 for $5-$10 million over; $2.50 for $10-$15 million over; $3.25 for $15-$25 million over; and an additional 50 cents for each additional $5 million (same as previous proposal).

* Repeater Tax: A dollar-for-dollar additional tax for teams that are above the tax line for a fourth time in five years (same as previous proposal). Owners at one time had been pushing for a $1.50 repeater rate, while the players wanted 50 cents. Voila, compromise.

Edit: I just ran the numbers (this is where Art comes into the thread to call me a nerd) using the payrolls at the start of the 2010-2011 season to get a better idea of how things have changed with the new deal.

Team		Payroll		Over Cap (Old Tax) ($M)	New Tax ($M)	% Increase
LA Lakers	$95300000	$24.993			$61.22725	144.98%
Orlando		$89900000	$19.593			$43.67725	122.92%
Dallas		$85800000	$15.493			$30.35225	95.91%
Boston		$83300000	$12.993			$23.7325	82.66%
Denver		$83000000	$12.693			$22.9825	81.06%
Houston		$72700000	$2.393			$3.5895		50.00%
Utah		$71100000	$0.793			$1.1895		50.00%

Old Tax Total: $88.951 M
New Tax Total: $186.751 M

So even though there isn't a hard cap, there's a very strong deterrent for going over the tax threshold. Obviously with the rules in place now, owners are going to spend a lot less (which is naturally why the players fought so hard against this). Sure some of these guys are billionaires that can throw around a few extra million here and there, but now it's not just a few extra million.

I think the key is with the mid-to-upper echelon players that were somehow managing to get contracts in the $10 million range (the Hedo Turkoglus of the world). Now having an extra 10 million over the tax will cost you an extra $16 million in tax money.

 

[gooDevil]

Yeah, they're back, they...awe hell, who cares.

 

[gooDevil]

Who ever wins this season gets an asterisk by their name. I hope it's not Miami, but if it is, I'm gonna say it didn't count.

 

[RDCR07]

Hey guys I have set up a thread for fantasy basketball. Sign up and we will set a time for the draft.

 

[gbgary]

Go Mavs!