Should the salary cap be abolished in the NBA?

Question

Lebron, Kobe, DWade, Jason Kidd, would consider playing in the European league for the right price which is plausble. With the salary cap teams are not capable of offering more than 20 million approximately. Although I recently found out Jordan was paid 33 million one year. So has the salary cap really brought parity. The last couple decades. Champions have been Spurs, Pistons, Lakers, Celtics, Bulls, Rockets. It's evident that teams have not acheived parity with the salary cap. If you can afford to spend money on players why be restricted. Money should be an advantage just like it is in the non sporting world.

Answer 1

No.  that could just make things worse.  And with the cap (which is flexible by the way), it makes players work for their money to a degree

Answer 2

that would be horrible...then all the best players would go to one team

Answer 3

no, that would s***w up the nba, itll be like euro soccer where only couple teams will compete.

eventually teams will disappear and onyl few teams will be left and thatll kill usa market.

euro teams can pay the top players ridiculous money, but not for long since they will not profit at all from it but rather lose money.

they could sign lebron for 1 or 2 years and then they wont sign him for that money again because, they too will not want to keep losing so much money, especially in a country where basketball is not the major sport and will never take over soccer.

Answer 4

Dude if they do that then the players will get payed more thats bad I like basketball but I think they are paying them too much for something they love to do.  I mean a 20million contract is too much justy because you play basketball

Answer 5

Then there would be 2 or 3 teams with rich owners that have all-star line-ups. It would be a disaster.

Answer 6

What up Basketball,

The NBA isn't too worried yet about the player movement to Europe- because it is not every team in Europe that is able to bid for NBA players.  The salary cap would make things ridiculous- because you can't compete with some of the European salaries (especially when they are tax free).  

The NBA may worry if there is a max exodus of star players going to Europe- but i don't see that happening.  Winning an European Championship really has no glamour to it-- and i mean most players who have hoop dreams- have dreams of playing in the NBA.  Say in 2010 LeBron decided he wanted to go Europe- i don't think it would destroy the NBA.  It would just show that it was all about the money. Raising the Salary Cap will not keep European teams from making crazy offers- to help to market their product.  But if you can't be content making $20 million a year and playing in the NBA-- allowing team owners to pay one guy $40 million a year- only opens the floodgates to raise salaries of those who are in the $20 million range to $30 million, etc. which will also be a detriment to the fans as ticket prices rise.  

i don't see it a problem to lose a superstar or more- if they are more about the money than playing against the best in the game.

Nickster

Answer 7

That will never happen. Top NBA stars will never leave the NBA.  Let's face all those guys want to be the best and to be the best you have to play in the NBA.  Nobody cares about what you do in Europe.  All those players are competitors and want their legacy to be up there with the greats.  These mainly should be a concern for all the mid level talent out there who now may have some bargaining leverage.  

The main thing I would be concerned is if a top HIgh school prospect decides that he doesn't want to play a year in college and wait to get paid and bolts to Europe to get paid now.

But I could say a 38 year old Jason kidd or 43 year old kobe bryant playing over there.

Answer 8

no, having a salary cap is good. it is not fair for the teams who play in large markets to buy all the best players while teams in small markets suck.  

Answer 9

No The Cap is a good thing. They should lower NBA salaries.  

Answer 10

I have always said pro athletes get paid way too much and the NBA is probably at the top of my list. The 04 team USA Bball team was an embarrassment. We have so many stars who can't even go overseas for two weeks to play a little ball for the old red, white and blue, but complain when their salaries can't exceed certain millions. If they want to go overseas so what? We have plenty of talent in this country being overlooked anyway.  

Answer 11

no cause the rich teams would sign all the good players  

Answer 12

I'm gonna keep my answer short and simple.

The salary cap will be there as long as the NBA will.

Answer 13

I'd like to see these cry baby whiners work for $8 an hour.

Answer 14

Definitely NOT.

If the salary cap was to be removed, it would be disastrous for the NBA and the market. Endorsement deals and such would be alot harder to manage and wouldn't have as much value.

Teams in big time markets such as NY or LA would obtain every superstar and unlike baseball, a single player can make a huge difference in basketball and the richest team would undoubtably be perennial champions. Can you imagine a team with Kobe,LeBron,Dwight,etc,etc?

With no salary caps, everyone will expect for higher salaries and even undeserving role players will all seek out millions more in contract.

If anything, the NBA should at most increase the salary cap and max contract values if they're really afraid of losing their superstars to Europe. But like other people said, all the big time names will stay in the NBA. Maybe LeBron will go to Europe,but he'll return to the US for a chance at the championship. Remember it is every basketball player's dream to win the championship.

Heck, a salary cap might even be helpful in that it sends highly paid but not superstar level players to Europe, freeing up salary room and giving chances for more up and coming players

Answer 15

You have to understand that the dream for any basketball player growing up is to play in the NBA. When MJ changed the game, every kid wanted to be like mike, Thus his predecessors Lebron, Wade, Kobe, ect. What I mean is some players ''Mostly the good ones'' Want to set NBA records, and Be remembered as Legends of the game. The Nba is and will always be the most loved basketball League money won't change a thing

Answer 16

Then you would see all the teams throwing all their money to get a team full of superstars.. That would be a disaster for the NBA.

Answer 17

Keep the salary cap, just adjust it every year a little higher than they have in the past, high enough so that the teams have enough money available to compete with European clubs.  That will be more than good enough.  As popular as basketball is becoming throughout the world, still 80% of the total revenue is being made in the NBA in the United States, and the NBA franchises have MUCH greater financial capabilities than some European club in Bulgaria.

For what it's worth, it has been regarded almost a universally accepted claim that, if soccer ever becomes as popular in U.S. as it is in a European country with a middle-of-the-road soccer league, the MLS will destroy all the clubs in the rest of the world and buy out all the superstars, practically relegating the other leagues to a B-League status.  Do not underestimate the financial capabilities of American entrepreneurs.  The highest paid soccer player in the world gets paid only a fraction of money compared to Alex Rodriguez.

Answer 18

no way dude all the best players could get on 1 team its not fair.

Answer 19

If that happened, then there would be no parity. Without the salary cap, the Bulls, Lakers, Celtics, and all the other big market organizations would always win the NBA title, or be constant title contenders. That's not right. The salary cap ensures that every team can get an equal chance to win the NBA championship.

Oh, and they should lower the salary cap, or at least the player salaries.