Small Market Teams Were Worried Hard Cap Could Also Hurt Them - RealGM Wiretap
The NBPA was adamant in their opposition to a hard cap, which was initially proposed by the owners but fairly quickly abandoned in negotations. There was some concern from small market teams how a hard cap could hurt them as much as the traditionally high payroll teams it would ostensibly be instituted to punish.
"Even what a lot of small market teams were worried about a hard cap in places, like let's say Cleveland, where all of a sudden you're good enough to win a championship," said Adrian Wojnarowski on his podcast."You have a team and you're willing to go into the tax to keep that team together.
"If Cleveland can't keep Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell. Or Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen. They have to pick one of them and one of those guys leaves and goes to a market, it defeats the purpose of why you wanted a hard cap to protect yourselves from Steve Ballmer spending or Joe Lacob spending and that didn't happen. That was off the table fairly early."
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Teams Over New 2nd Salary Cap Apron Will No Longer Have Taxpayer MLETeams Over New 2nd Salary Cap Apron Will No Longer Have Taxpayer MLE - RealGM Wiretap
Read more »
Sports leagues and teams don’t really care about social issues — just PRThe forced version of change — the choice of sports holding themselves at ransom — is the equivalent of playing a losing hand, cards up, raising all the way.
Read more »
The small-town kid in the middle of the Nats’ big rebuildMacKenzie Gore, who arrived in Washington as part of the Juan Soto trade last season, grew up in Whiteville, N.C.
Read more »
4 ways email newsletters can save small businesses money and bring higher conversionsSmall-business owners say email marketing is one of the most cost-effective ways to reach an audience. Presented by Mailchimp.
Read more »
Small earthquakes reported near California's Oakland ZooThree earthquakes hit California's Bay Area on Saturday, with the epicenter of one occurring near Oakland Zoo in Knowland Park, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Read more »