[jkatParticipant]

There are rumors of a franchise tag but there’s no way that players allow it (espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/24106/franchise-player-tag ). So how about a compromise with a variation of the designated player rule that the MLS uses. A team could sign a player as its designated player, meaning that the player would only count say 20 million against the cap but the team could pay him much more than 20 million (say through incentives, bonuses, or team ownership stakes-another thing the NBA needs to allow). Example: The Cavs lost 200 million in value when LeBron left. I’m sure Dan Gilbert would have paid LeBron 50 million to keep him in Cleveland. And I doubt LeBron would walk away from an additional 30 million a year to play somewhere else. Of course there would have to be prerequisites involved such as a team can only use the rule if the player had played X amount of games on the team the previous season (allowing for players traded midseason). The players wouldn’t be obligated to stay with their team if they were chosen as designated players, but they would have to be willing to walk away from a ton of money. This would be a win for the players, who wouldn’t lose any leverage but would gain more money. And this would be a win for small market teams, who would have a huge tool to use to keep their star players. Obviously, this wouldn’t affect star players like Chris Bosh from leaving their team, but it help teams keep their superstars (D12, CP3, Deron Williams, Melo). I’m sure Prokhorov would have traded for Melo and then blown him away with a huge pile of cash if there was this rule. 

 

[The Scare Crow ReturnsParticipant]

Though larger market teams would further exploit the rule and just out pay over other team, tests what they’re trying to get rid….

[HitsterParticipant]

One player on each team would cause an issue especially as star players begin to age. My favourite solution for the cap is to stagger the luxury tax so it becomes say $2 per $1 salary over say $90 million on the salary scale and then $3 per $1 salary over $100 million that way teams can spend extra but if they go way over the limit then they really get hit hard.

The MLS is probably only one of the few football leagues which has a cap but those that dont like La Liga in Spain and the FA Premiership in the UK tend to have a few dominant clubs who can afford all the star players. Some say this is good and some say it’s bad.

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