Over 1.725 Billion Given Out On Opening Day

[Peja Stojakovic]

And players will be complaining and looking for another lockout

it'd have been 1.7 billion had they not lost the last lockout. of course they'll want to win the next one to make back their losses

here's a crazy idea: maybe the owners don't deserve to keep 51% of something they have no hand in producing

So are you saying players are underpaid?

players and people who work for nba franchises yeah. and workers in general under capitalism lol

[evitcanI]

And players will be complaining and looking for another lockout

it'd have been 1.7 billion had they not lost the last lockout. of course they'll want to win the next one to make back their losses

here's a crazy idea: maybe the owners don't deserve to keep 51% of something they have no hand in producing

Yup, the owners do nothing...

The owners' investment was necessary to get the league started in the first place, but what do the owners do that is necessary for the league to continue operating?

[thelead]

it'd have been 1.7 billion had they not lost the last lockout. of course they'll want to win the next one to make back their losses

here's a crazy idea: maybe the owners don't deserve to keep 51% of something they have no hand in producing

Yup, the owners do nothing...

they don't. they hire gm's who run trades and personnel, hire managers who hire workers who do the work of organizing and promoting the league. the owner would make the same money if they spent their days micromanaging their team chasing deep prospects in slovakia or jerking off

[MoneyMo]

So you'd rather the billionaire owners pocket the money instead of the players??? Supply and demand. Good for the players

What's wrong with owners making more money? I'd like to see the players try organizing their own league.

nah players need their share. This is what was agreed upon in the cba

[Raptors-Son]

This absolutely nuts!!

[Novocaine]

it'd have been 1.7 billion had they not lost the last lockout. of course they'll want to win the next one to make back their losses

here's a crazy idea: maybe the owners don't deserve to keep 51% of something they have no hand in producing

So are you saying players are underpaid?

players and people who work for nba franchises yeah. and workers in general under capitalism lol

Yeah, because workers have always done so great under non-capitalist systems. Just ask the very wealthy workers of Venezuela, North Korea or those guys who built the Belomorkanal and were part of the Great Leap Forward.

[Peja Stojakovic]

just ask the million kids under 5 who died completely preventable deaths in india in 2015 how much fun life was during late capitalism

[AIfan3]

I just hope that some of these guys give back to the black communities that they came from..

[Mad Balla 15]

Final total after opening day is 1.725 Billion worth in contracts

[nrockwaychicago]

So you'd rather the billionaire owners pocket the money instead of the players??? Supply and demand. Good for the players

What's wrong with owners making more money? I'd like to see the players try organizing their own league.

there's always going to be pasty old rich men that want to own a basketball team.

what would happen if the 30 owners quit versus every player in the league?


30 new owners would be found immediately, 300 some basketball playing scabs could be brought in, but who's gonna watch that



players have 99% of the leverage.

[510TWSS]

Let's all remember this when the owners cry poor again.

[jordan0386]

I just hope that some of these guys give back to the black communities that they came from..

Not their job to.

That's what our local govt is for.

[treefi]

WOW!

[emphi54]

So you'd rather the billionaire owners pocket the money instead of the players??? Supply and demand. Good for the players

What's wrong with owners making more money? I'd like to see the players try organizing their own league.

there's always going to be pasty old rich men that want to own a basketball team.

what would happen if the 30 owners quit versus every player in the league?


30 new owners would be found immediately, 300 some basketball playing scabs could be brought in, but who's gonna watch that



players have 99% of the leverage.

Not true that you can just find 30 owners. Many of these guys accumulated wealth their own way, and it's not easy to find guys that rich.

[tha_rock220]

So you'd rather the billionaire owners pocket the money instead of the players??? Supply and demand. Good for the players

What's wrong with owners making more money? I'd like to see the players try organizing their own league.

there's always going to be pasty old rich men that want to own a basketball team.

what would happen if the 30 owners quit versus every player in the league?


30 new owners would be found immediately, 300 some basketball playing scabs could be brought in, but who's gonna watch that



players have 99% of the leverage.

The players also can't afford a work stoppage. If the union strikes, scabs can be brought in. If ownership strikes, no league.

[Braggins]

here's a crazy idea: maybe the owners don't deserve to keep 51% of something they have no hand in producing

This concept is heresy to Americans. Its not surprising considering the country was founded on slavery/ownership.

[Braggins]

What's wrong with owners making more money? I'd like to see the players try organizing their own league.

there's always going to be pasty old rich men that want to own a basketball team.

what would happen if the 30 owners quit versus every player in the league?


30 new owners would be found immediately, 300 some basketball playing scabs could be brought in, but who's gonna watch that



players have 99% of the leverage.

The players also can't afford a work stoppage. If the union strikes, scabs can be brought in. If ownership strikes, no league.

If scabs were brought in the league would completely collapse and the owners would lose all their investment. If ownership struck new investors could create a different league and takeover the massive American market for professional basketball by hiring the players that went on strike or the NBA could just find new owners. The players could also go play for European leagues if they wanted. The players don't need the owners to make millions of dollars playing basketball, but the owners absolutely need the players to make their billions for simply having an ownership right over half the profits of the league.

[baller16]

Meanwhile NHL superstars are getting payed a whooping 8.5 mil/yr. Damn, NBA is growing like crazy

[vancity604]

whats really crazy is that none of these are superstars...drummond is probably the best player and he's not even top 20 in the league. In fact, if you put all of those players on one team I still don't think they beat the warriors or cavaliers in a playoff series.

if there was no salary cap or max deal a player like LeBron might get 70 million a season from a big market. I would actually prefer that than some trash like mozgov getting 64 mill

[nrockwaychicago]

What's wrong with owners making more money? I'd like to see the players try organizing their own league.

there's always going to be pasty old rich men that want to own a basketball team.

what would happen if the 30 owners quit versus every player in the league?


30 new owners would be found immediately, 300 some basketball playing scabs could be brought in, but who's gonna watch that



players have 99% of the leverage.

The players also can't afford a work stoppage. If the union strikes, scabs can be brought in. If ownership strikes, no league.

there are leagues all over the world that will pay them millions of dollars. let's be real.