Could a 20-team league takedown the NBA?
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:07 am
Eastern Conference
Montreal, Long Island, Hartford, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
Louisville, Chicagoland, Tampa, Puerto Rico, Birmingham
Western Conference
St. Louis Kansas City Las Vegas Tulsa San Diego
Seattle Vancouver Mexico City Fresno Anaheim
TV Deal, NBC, NBC Sports Network, USA Network
Let's assume Larry Ellison buys in with the Anaheim team
Bill Laurie (Wal-Mart family) buys the St. Louis team
Magic Johnson - Las Vegas team
Buccaneers owner
Steelers owner
Ravens owner
Chiefs owner
Chargers owner
etc
What would it take to bring down the NBA? Ultimately if victorious we'd allow 8-10-12 NBA franchises in (Lakers Bulls Knicks Mavs Celtics Spurs Heat Rockets Sixers Pistons - that's really all the NBA is)
But as constituted could the above 20 team league bring down the NBA? Backed by Larry Ellison, the Wal-Mart fortune and various other sports owners?
I think so, if a number of things happened.
1. Land big free agents (Dwight, D-Will, Jeremy Lin)
2. No Rookie Wage Scale for the first 7 years - robbing the nba of its draft long enough to establish our league
3. no draft - negotiate with rookies as is
4. No Age Rule - Get projected top talent coming out of high school - again robbing the NBA of talent
5. No Salary cap
The NBA is only a 9 billion dollar business and Ellison is worth 26 Billion by himself.
Yeah if the NBA doesn't bring teams to St Louis and Seattle in 7 years I'd like to see a rival league come into the picture. The IBA - International Basketball Association
Montreal, Long Island, Hartford, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
Louisville, Chicagoland, Tampa, Puerto Rico, Birmingham
Western Conference
St. Louis Kansas City Las Vegas Tulsa San Diego
Seattle Vancouver Mexico City Fresno Anaheim
TV Deal, NBC, NBC Sports Network, USA Network
Let's assume Larry Ellison buys in with the Anaheim team
Bill Laurie (Wal-Mart family) buys the St. Louis team
Magic Johnson - Las Vegas team
Buccaneers owner
Steelers owner
Ravens owner
Chiefs owner
Chargers owner
etc
What would it take to bring down the NBA? Ultimately if victorious we'd allow 8-10-12 NBA franchises in (Lakers Bulls Knicks Mavs Celtics Spurs Heat Rockets Sixers Pistons - that's really all the NBA is)
But as constituted could the above 20 team league bring down the NBA? Backed by Larry Ellison, the Wal-Mart fortune and various other sports owners?
I think so, if a number of things happened.
1. Land big free agents (Dwight, D-Will, Jeremy Lin)
2. No Rookie Wage Scale for the first 7 years - robbing the nba of its draft long enough to establish our league
3. no draft - negotiate with rookies as is
4. No Age Rule - Get projected top talent coming out of high school - again robbing the NBA of talent
5. No Salary cap
The NBA is only a 9 billion dollar business and Ellison is worth 26 Billion by himself.
Yeah if the NBA doesn't bring teams to St Louis and Seattle in 7 years I'd like to see a rival league come into the picture. The IBA - International Basketball Association