Owners Opt out of Collective Bargaining Agreement

[NBT]

In any case McNair says he will be back in pursuit of another SB at some point in time.

The owners do seem to be at an impasse. I can see McNair's point of view that after putting out that $700M, which I would assume, was equally shared by the other league owners as a windfall profit. He has to amorttize that debt somehow, and the suite boxes at the stadiom are just one more way of doing so. If every team gets $85M/yr. as their share of the t.v. money, I can't see that any owner is that in need of "welfare"!

In the case of the huge rookie salaries, the union says rookies are not covered by the CBA until they sign their first contracts. If the owners try to control the huge bonuses, the agents howl colusion. The union needs to corral the agents I would say.

[cadams]

Originally Posted by NBT

In the case of the huge rookie salaries, the union says rookies are not covered by the CBA until they sign their first contracts. If the owners try to control the huge bonuses, the agents howl colusion. The union needs to corral the agents I would say.

well, there has to be some way to do it since the nba seems be able to.

[NBT]

Uhmmmmm............next to baseball salaries (which are absolutly ridiculous), Basketball salaries are second worst, so what was your point?

[papabear]

Originally Posted by NBT

Uhmmmmm............next to baseball salaries (which are absolutly ridiculous), Basketball salaries are second worst, so what was your point?

Here's the NBA's rookie salary scale. Only the first two years are guaranteed. After that it's a team option (although almost no one give up on a high pick after 2 years.)

http://www.mynbadraft.com/NBA-Rookie-Salary-Scale-2007


According to this the first pick from last year will make about 18 million over the first four seasons. Matt Ryan just got 34 million gauranteed. There's a list of NBA guys making 13 to 20 million, but These are vets who are given "max" deals as determined by a percentage of the salary cap....at least I think that is how they coe up with the max numbers.

Compared to the NFL the NBA does a much better job of slotting rookies, and making sure the veterans who have paid there dues....get paid.

[cadams]

Originally Posted by papabear

Here's the NBA's rookie salary scale. Only the first two years are guaranteed. After that it's a team option (although almost no one give up on a high pick after 2 years.)

http://www.mynbadraft.com/NBA-Rookie-Salary-Scale-2007


According to this the first pick from last year will make about 18 million over the first four seasons. Matt Ryan just got 34 million gauranteed. There's a list of NBA guys making 13 to 20 million, but These are vets who are given "max" deals as determined by a percentage of the salary cap....at least I think that is how they coe up with the max numbers.

Compared to the NFL the NBA does a much better job of slotting rookies, and making sure the veterans who have paid there dues....get paid.

i think paying the #1 pick 18 million for four years sounds a whole lot better than the 34 million guarenteed, plus the rest of the contract if you hold onto the guy. could just be me though. seems like the negative impact of a bust would be much lower that way.

[NBT]

Originally Posted by papabear

Here's the NBA's rookie salary scale. Only the first two years are guaranteed. After that it's a team option (although almost no one give up on a high pick after 2 years.)

http://www.mynbadraft.com/NBA-Rookie-Salary-Scale-2007


According to this the first pick from last year will make about 18 million over the first four seasons. Matt Ryan just got 34 million gauranteed. There's a list of NBA guys making 13 to 20 million, but These are vets who are given "max" deals as determined by a percentage of the salary cap....at least I think that is how they coe up with the max numbers.

Compared to the NFL the NBA does a much better job of slotting rookies, and making sure the veterans who have paid there dues....get paid.

OK, then I beg your pardon. I thought it was a lot higher than that. Thanks.

[cadams]

Originally Posted by NBT

Uhmmmmm............next to baseball salaries (which are absolutly ridiculous), Basketball salaries are second worst, so what was your point?

not sure what your point is. mine was that rookie caps are used in the NBA, so there has to be a way to do it. also, as noted by papabear, while nba players get paid obscene money, the rookies don't get the crazy money initially.