Would you accept a NBA Title if you had to have a ...

JordansBulls · Post #1 » by **JordansBulls** » Sat Aug 2, 2008 4:56 am

If you were a NBA Owner and you were guaranteed a title but you had to have a $100 million dollar a year payroll would you accept it?

Post #2 » by **Flash3** » Sat Aug 2, 2008 4:58 am

You can't have a $100M payroll due to NBA Salary Cap issues.......

ljp24 · Post #3 » by **ljp24** » Sat Aug 2, 2008 5:03 am

hell yes

RockTHECasbah · Post #4 » by **RockTHECasbah** » Sat Aug 2, 2008 5:08 am

Flash3 wrote:You can't have a $100M payroll due to NBA Salary Cap issues.......

with a combination of bird rights, 1xx% trading rules and the mle, i think you can

fivas14 · Post #5 » by **fivas14** » Sat Aug 2, 2008 5:10 am

If I was a billionare.

JordansBulls · Post #6 » by **JordansBulls** » Sat Aug 2, 2008 5:10 am

Flash3 wrote:You can't have a $100M payroll due to NBA Salary Cap issues.......

Knicks are at like 97 and the Mavs are at 93

TradeMachine · Post #7 » by **TradeMachine** » Sat Aug 2, 2008 5:12 am

Flash3 wrote:You can't have a $100M payroll due to NBA Salary Cap issues.......

uh... yes you can.

britblazerdude · Post #8 » by **britblazerdude** » Sat Aug 2, 2008 5:17 am

Yeah I would. Because you would bring in at least 100 million a year in TV contracts, ticket sales (20,000 per game for at least 41 regular season games and 8 playoff games), jersey sales, cooperate sponsors, etc. The average NBA team brings in a revenue of 119 million a year with a profit of 9.8 million a year according to Forbes.com

Post #9 » by **dflash3** » Sat Aug 2, 2008 5:17 am

Hell yea!!! Winning sells tickets and merchandise. And with a payroll that huge that would mean my team would have a lot of star power which is a dream for marketing.

Rand10 · Post #10 » by **Rand10** » Sat Aug 2, 2008 5:35 am

Mark Cuban says yes

farzi · Post #11 » by **farzi** » Sat Aug 2, 2008 5:41 am

If I was Allen or Cuban yes. Any non billionaire....no

shawngoat23 · Post #12 » by **shawngoat23** » Sat Aug 2, 2008 6:01 am

If I were rich enough to wipe my ass with C-notes, sure.

But if you meant would I have a $100 M payroll, with almost $40 M additional in luxury tax, with the assumption that I'm running in the red? Hell no, I'd rather disgrace my favorite sport by mailing it in like Donald Sterling.

Texas Longhorns · Post #13 » by **Texas Longhorns** » Sat Aug 2, 2008 6:19 am

Knicks make approximately 1.3 million dollars each game OR more. That's prob on a bad day that they receive 1.3, it's more close to 2 million a game.

Aventador · Post #14 » by **Aventador** » Sat Aug 2, 2008 7:24 am

easy decision here, as some people have pointed out, there have been instances of 90mil payrolls that dont win jack. so whats a 100mil payroll at that point?

Bucky O'Hare · Post #15 » by **Bucky O'Hare** » Sat Aug 2, 2008 8:05 am

Absolutely. You'd make it back with all the extra playoff games, jersey sales, ticket sales, etc. not to mention the value of the franchise would likely go up significantly.

Post #16 » by **Rooster** » Sat Aug 2, 2008 3:07 pm

No-brainer. $100M won't buy you a championship, but a championship can bring in $100M.

TheKingOfVa360 · Post #17 » by **TheKingOfVa360** » Sat Aug 2, 2008 7:44 pm

Bucky O'Hare wrote:Absolutely. You'd make it back with all the extra playoff games, jersey sales, ticket sales, etc. not to mention the value of the franchise would likely go up significantly.

I agree 100 percent

Shopping Cart · Post #18 » by **Shopping Cart** » Sun Aug 3, 2008 1:42 am

Flash3 wrote:You can't have a $100M payroll due to NBA Salary Cap issues.......

**Attack the post, not the poster*

Consider this a public warning.

Post #19 » by **Flash3** » Sun Aug 3, 2008 2:01 am

JordansBulls wrote:
Flash3 wrote:You can't have a $100M payroll due to NBA Salary Cap issues.......

Knicks are at like 97 and the Mavs are at 93

So, basically the question should be reworded to; Should your team's owner cough up the required amount of money to go over the lux tax to accommodate certain transactions?

O....K....

Fatty · Post #20 » by **Fatty** » Sun Aug 3, 2008 2:09 am

ljp24 wrote:hell yes

check your math, your sig says OKC goes 42-42 when there only 82 games in a season

Would you accept a NBA Title if you had to have a $100 million dollar payroll?