• DTFpanda@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    NBA salaries have become way too inflated. Makes it a tough fact to digest when watching these games.

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      1 year ago

      It’s abit of a slim pickings year to be honest, your ether overpaying or have a prima donna… As Raps fan FVV is underrated though. But Kyrie got less…

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    I am new to the nba, I understood teams have a salary cap which prevented astronomical salaries within the sport. Anyone care to enlighten me?

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      The NBA also has a salary floor, a minimum amount a team needs to spend. Houston was $50 million under the salary floor, so they overpaid Fred to cover most of the floor.

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          The salary floor? It’s to ensure the players make 50% of the NBA revenue. Without the floor it’s hard to guarantee enough money is going to the players overall.

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        Wild choice when they could’ve shopped for better talent but Houston’s also in a weird situation where I don’t think there’d be much excitement to join them.

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    NBA salaries have become way too inflated. Makes it a tough fact to digest when watching these games.