The New CBA & How it Affects the Lakers (new D-League contract rules)

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The CBA that we once referred to as new is now old, and the next CBA will have some new rules that will change how our organization operates. This thread can be for that discussion.

This tweet shows a cool little detail that is interesting. Can a mod embed the image? https://twitter.com/WerlySportsLaw/status/798584972609290244

Basically, teams will now be afforded two-way contracts between the NBA and D-League effectively extending the max roster to 18 players instead of 15.

If we had this in place now guys like Anthony Brown would likely still be on the team.

[dcarter4kobe]

50K is still too low IMO. Salary range should be around 80-120K IMO. Make the DLeague a real option for high school players after they graduate and players not good enough to make NBA rosters that go overseas for bigger pay days.
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[Megaton]

I would love for high school kids to go straight to the d-league for a year.

Really turn it into a minor league for Basketball and give the talent real development. The kids get to be paid a decent starting salary right after high school and then get that nice rookie contract in the NBA a year after.
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[Hector the Pup]

That's never going to happen. The league is trying to move up from 1 and done, so there's no way they'd be okay with going in the opposite direction for an affiliate league.

[JUST-MING]

[governator]

[epak]

You mean we could have kept the great Robert Upshaw?
Especially now with California passing the mary jane proposition?

[KindCrippler2000]

I'm assuming this could go into effect 2017. Increasing the salary would theoretically provide more NBA level talent in the d-league, but it is still not enough:

[splashmtn]

[LakersRGolden]

This will open up options for a lot of borderline NBA talent.

- Guys that came out early due to bad advice, but now have to walk away because they're projects and can't make a living in the DLeague on $20K.
- Guys that would be pick and stash if they were abroad.
- Vets that can contribute to a team, but can't break the top 15 because of "projects" that might now be 2-way contracts.

[Shaolin's Finest]

I'm hoping for an amnesty clause, but the latest reports I read did not make it seem promising. Still holding onto hope...

[MJST]

[gumby]

This would definitely help retain those fringe players the Lakers like.

But truth be told, if they do this, we'll be whining about the 19th guy that couldn't make the roster.

I say do whatever, but I lost no sleep when they let Brown and the rest go.

Bye.
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[Hector the Pup]

[Dr. Funkbot]

Yi could have stayed!
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[KindCrippler2000]

[70sdude]

I'm not so wild for the changes I'd anticipate seeing during a period of three two-way contracts per team. Instead of bringing along already-signed players into the rotation more often, I reckon instead it's just a safety net to franchises so as to have enough practice fodder during the season during heavy sick bay periods.

Seems that its most likely negative effect is to incentivize a few more unqualified kids from college each Spring to attempt to make the jump to the NBA, even earlier than they might have before. Chalk it up again as good for teams perhaps, perhaps not so good for fans who want to see more coherent play from those teams.

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Has anybody heard other significant new CBA details? Amnesty clause going to be included?

[Ziggy]

No, 50k-75k doesn't sound like much, but they can live off that while getting exposure to NBA scouts.

Getting 19k-26k is harder to live on when you're dedicating your life to a sport. They have to get jobs in the offseason at that salary. But they can live comfortably with 50-75k for only 5 months of basketball while working on their game the rest of the year, basically at the NBA's front porch. This will definitely help.

[dcarter4kobe]

Each team having a 1M cap is NOTHING to the NBA. That would be an average salary of over 80K. Could have tiers- 1st tier 100k (up to 2) 2nd tier 80K (up to 10)
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"He's a Zen master, so he can speak to you, and he doesn't need a microphone; you can hear him in your head, 'Ron, don't shoot, don't shoot.' Whatever, pow, three. I love the Zen, though."

[activeverb]

[dcarter4kobe]

[LAkers 4 Life]

So how do the player's salary cap holds work if they're sent down? Do they still count dollar for dollar, or will it be like it used to be in the NHL in the prior labor agreement where the player sent down only counts a small amount towards the cap, resulting in teams stashing unproductive high-priced players in purgatory?

[governator]

[gumby]