Would fringe players be able to develop better as part of an NBA farm team vs overseas?
I'm guessing slightly, but not worth the cost.
Should the nba go to 3 round draft?
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I'm guessing slightly, but not worth the cost.
LoPo
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I agree they don't want to give guaranteed contracts, but I think they would love the idea of having the rights on more players.
This all comes down to the GLeague. If it can become a true minor league for the NBA, it's a no brainer to expand the draft. It would help to market those teams in those cities. It becomes a true breeding ground for future NBA players. I bet more and more high school players would join in as they wait to be drafted. Some players will have their rights owned by teams, but many won't.
It could be great.
The G League is already a true minor league...
Park Bites
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Yes and no, not until every team has a g-league team it can't be.
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Just cuz two teams are too cheap doesnt make it not a minor league system.
Thee Jazz Fan
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Gives the jazz one more asset to use to dump our mistake signings
LoPo
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C'mon man. If every team doesn't even have their own affiliate, it can't be a minor league.
2 Rounds of the draft is plenty without it, but once every team has one, expand the draft to help market the minor league.
Why? If a team doesnt want to pay the cost of having a team that doesnt take away from what the others teams do with their teams.
Also, I'm assuming the minor league system in baseball is able to function the way it does because the world-wide demand for baseball players is probably much lower than basketball players. They are going to be more easily forced into ****** paying jobs with lower mobility options.
Miggs
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Sort of annoyed we didn’t make a play for the Italian guy @Saint Cy of JFC touted.
Ingles is older and might retire. Gay is older. Bogey will be 33 before the season ends and seems like a guy who could be moved at some point or not reupped.
Ingles is older and might retire. Gay is older. Bogey will be 33 before the season ends and seems like a guy who could be moved at some point or not reupped.
LoPo
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I guess they could expand the draft and two franchises could share a GLeague team.
My opinion is that the Gleague doesn't have a strong following because people don't truly know what it is. There are minor league baseball fans who support their AAA or AA team because they know it's part of the larger club.
It's hard for the GLeague to market their product, and I think it would be easier if every NBA team has an affiliate. Just look at the popularity of the summer league. Those games average over 600,000 views per game. How many people watch GLeague? I truly don't know. If it's substantially less, then maybe tie in the appeal of the Summer League with the GLeague.
Miggs
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That and they basically pay the players less than minimum wage.