wow ....he gave up 56 million dollars to join the Nets
The BiG market thing is gonna ruin the NBA
the sponsorships create an inequality in the NBA. KD and Kyrie have mega off-court deals with Nike where they can play for nearly nothing.. It isn't fair to the rest of the nba
they can sell more merchandise , shoes to the billion kids in the bigger markets ....their side business make more money .
problem is its almost universal now ...other than the rare Giannis ....ever American born player wants to live and play in LA. and if they are top 20 players they are forcing their way to CA. .....almost as rule at this point .
The only way i see anything close to,equal access to the best players is with a HARD cap rule at minimun ....or better a 25 % higher cap,allowed for teams not in CA.
so....just hand the playoff to,a CA team every year . Raptors had a once in a lifetime chance to be a winner for a year. they took it and paid off and yet their best player still wants to be in LA .
The teams not in CA should have their own league since the players dont want to live or do,business anywhere but CA.