Spacing wrote:SalamiNCheez wrote:Weren't all those luxury tax rules supposed to help small market teams and even the playing field? We've seen Harden go to Houston and now Memphis is trying to dump their best players. Meanwhile Lakers, Nets, Knicks, etc. still have some of the highest payrolls.
The new CBA was meant to hurt teams a few years down the line. Once teams start paying the repeat offenders tax which if I am not mistaken is much higher than the current 1:1 tax you will see teams trying to shed payroll unless they have an unlimited bankroll a la Brooklyn. If you aren't putting up a championship caliber team why pay ridiculous amounts of tax money.
This benefits the small market teams by giving them extra income by not overspending. It's essentially free money.
The lockout wasn't about competitive balance on the court but a competitive balance in the teams bank book.
So whats the plan? getting the scraps from a playoff team so they can continue to rebuild?