I think the NBA is going to try to start the 20-21 season in December and use the NFL/NCAA football as a guinea pig for how to include fans.
They will recapture $900 million of it in national TV money for playoffs alone.Even if they do resume, they aren't going to come anywhere close to recapturing that amount of money. I think it's smarter to plan for the next season and start that up as early and SAFELY as you can. That way all teams can get back to playing, not just the playoff teams.
Next season was never starting on time. Expect December, probably around Christmas before it gets underway.My issue with all this is that if you have this whole mess makes it almost impossible for the 2020-21 season to start on time. Last year, the playoffs took exactly 2 months: Apr 13 to Jun 13.
Now, if what they're saying about a mid-July return comes to fruition, even if they just abandoned the idea of any sort of regular season games being played, we are talking about playoffs going until mid to late September. Unless, of course, the NBA decides that rusty, formerly quarantined players ought to play every other day, and even then we're talking about a month and a half. How could you possibly start the next season in late October?
And if you don't and try to still play the full season and do the thing people have talked about where you have the season run from December to August, what about all the other stuff that affects? The Tokyo Olympics? We have international players on the Jazz. What about the college season not aligning any more? Are you going to hold the draft in September when college classes have already begun?
Uhh because the estimated costs would be around $2 billion if they don’t. The cap would likely drop nearly $30 million for a couple seasons and force smaller market teams like us to more likely lose players sooner than we should. The cap dropping that significantly specifically impacts the Jazz in a very negative way. Both in the tax bill, and also in terms of Donovan’s contract. It’s an outside possibility because the players association would likely try to smooth it out over several seasons but if the cap drops $30 million. Donovan’s contract is based off of 25% of the cap. If the cap is $90 million and not $120 million for the year his cap % is based off of, he’ll sign a shorter deal and wait for the cap to recover and sign the 5 year big money after its recovered. You want him to be an UFA in 2 years? I certainly don’t. The NBA needs to finish this season. The implications of not doing so are killers.
Now the likelihood is the NBA nor players union wants the cap to drop that much or players who are supposed to get paid those years to get screwed so they’ll work something out so the cap doesn’t drop 2 years and then spike. But if the season doesn’t return it is a possibility guys like Donovan would sign a 3 year contract with a player option for the 3rd year so they can opt out and get paid when the cap raises again.
No one wants to lose the season. Not players. Not owners. Not the league. The financial implications are very heavy.
Next season was never starting on time. Expect December, probably around Christmas before it gets underway.
Is that brantleys music I hear?Plus I'm not even interested in seeing the rest of the season anyway since our season ended with the Bogey surgery.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$I really don't understand the NBA obsession with finishing the season. Just cancel the damn thing and have a new, normal season start in late October.
I wonder how motivated the players are going to be.
I really don't understand the NBA obsession with finishing the season. Just cancel the damn thing and have a new, normal season start in late October.
Undetermined at this pointAre they planning on finishing the regular season or move straight into playoffs tournament?
If it were me, I would simply cancel this season and move on. The only reason for doing anything at this point is $$. Cancel it now and start 2021 in Oct on schedule.
Plus I'm not even interested in seeing the rest of the season anyway since our season ended with the Bogey surgery.