The current CBA expires in the not to distant future and the owners are all ready throwing out ideas to improve the CBA.

Some owners have talked about a hard cap. I think this is a good idea. I think they should increase the cap to around 60 mill and make it a hard cap except for resigning your own FA's, draft picks and minimum contracts. And if you go over the cap you pay a $2 tax for every $1 you go over. No more MLE.

I also think they need to do something about minimum contracts too. We are losing too many decent players overseas because teams are handcuffed. Raise the minimum contracts up a bit for players with more then 3 professional years.

Any other ideas for improvements or rule changes?

I like the idea of a hard cap too. I think raising minimum contracts up is a good idea too.

The only addition I can think of at the moment is having another "Allan Houston" amnesty clause.

the amnesty clause worked back then cause there were a lot of bad contracts floating around. Now there isn't nearly as many.

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Originally posted by Voice of Reason:
the amnesty clause worked back then cause there were a lot of bad contracts floating around. Now there isn't nearly as many.

There's still a fair amount of players that teams would readily waive if it meant not having to pay the luxury tax on them.

that's true. I just don't think they'll be trying to pull that off again

I do think if the laegue were to have a lockout again, I belive that when they do finally agree on some terms, they should disolve all contracts and have a beginagain FreeAgency off-season.

-I think the Clippers and the Grizzlies should be disolved.
-I believe the league should serously consider 25 teams
-Seasons should be an even 80 game season.
-RFA should occur in the players 3rd year.
-Teams should be able to cut a player w/o it effecting their cap. But that team should still be held liable for paying the contract.
-Every 5 years, teams should get to reuse the Allen Houston Rule
-Players should be 19 or one year removed from high school before being draft eligable, but two years removed from high school or 20 before being NBA play eligable. Allowing Kids to be drafted as College freshman and still have a year of NCAA eligability. If the player is drafted by a team he doesn't want to play for, the team can either deal his rights for compensation, or the player must wait till teh end of his 3rd year removed from high school to re enter the draft.
-Each team would have the opportunity to franchise a player. Meaning they could delegate a player as a player that will be the face of their franchise, allowing them to sign that player to at max, 10 season deal. Only one Franchise player maybe allowed per team.
-Salary cap would be left at $60m and not be changed but every 5 seasons played.
-A .5% non taxable rate be deducted from every NBA player salary to be put into an account that will go to a Veteran (NBA player) fund for ex-nba players that were not playing in the NBA during the economic boom that the current players are playing in. The money will be for Medical conditions that incurred as a result of the wear and tear of an NBA career.

Those are just some random thoughts

I also think the "Allen Houston" rule should always be an option. You cut the player, pay the full contract, but don't have to pay the luxury tax. High spending teams win because then get to lower their tax number. Players win because they still get payed and even get a little more money buy signing a new contract. Teams that spend money properly win because they get to pick up these released players for a small amount of money.

A slight twist to the rule (might have been a part of the rule, I don't remember). You can only use it on one player/contract a year and if you use it you can not sign any other player released by this amnesty rule. You also can not resign the player you released until their contract that was waived would have expired.

You would probably have to have this rule with a hard cap, otherwise a lot of teams would be SOL for years because of one bad GM.

Feldie i dont like the idea of having a hold out situation with draft picks like the nfl has. The NFL has a major problem with that imo. Like crabtree thinking he's king kong shi, when he hasn't earned a dizam thing in a elite level. Giving a unprovin rook that kinda stroke wouldn't be in the NBA or any teams interest. How will they improve if your a bad team then? When a rookie will say no you guys suck, or ur weather sucks i wanna play in LA or something it would be a disadvantage to all cold weather or small market teams.

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Originally posted by Motown Madness:
I also think the "Allen Houston" rule should always be an option. You cut the player, pay the full contract, but don't have to pay the luxury tax. High spending teams win because then get to lower their tax number. Players win because they still get payed and even get a little more money buy signing a new contract. Teams that spend money properly win because they get to pick up these released players for a small amount of money.

A slight twist to the rule (might have been a part of the rule, I don't remember). You can only use it on one player/contract a year and if you use it you can not sign any other player released by this amnesty rule. You also can not resign the player you released until their contract that was waived would have expired.

You would probably have to have this rule with a hard cap, otherwise a lot of teams would be SOL for years because of one bad GM.

That's what's wrong with an amnesty clause. You're rewarding teams for the worst decisions, and punishing teams who have done a responsible job managing payroll. The lux tax pool would shrink, thus, teams that won't spend or are responsible managing salary are basically having money taken out of their pockets.

Rookie contracts should not be factored into the cap at all.

I think the players should get a lower percentage of revenue.
Also, I think the length of guaranteed contracts should be lowered.
I agree with Feldie that the NBA should dissolve some teams.

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Originally posted by Voice of Reason:
Feldie i dont like the idea of having a hold out situation with draft picks like the nfl has. The NFL has a major problem with that imo. Like crabtree thinking he's king kong shi, when he hasn't earned a dizam thing in a elite level. Giving a unprovin rook that kinda stroke wouldn't be in the NBA or any teams interest. How will they improve if your a bad team then? When a rookie will say no you guys suck, or ur weather sucks i wanna play in LA or something it would be a disadvantage to all cold weather or small market teams.

Touche`, but I believe that if a player states that he will not play for the Clippers and the Clippers draft a player #1 and the player says, I'm going back for two more seasons, then the Clipps wasted their pick, knowing that the player said he wouldn't play for them, then that's LA's ******* fault for drafting a player that won't workout, visit or talk to them. I agree that players shouldn't be able to "hold out" like the NFL kids, but I believe that if a player is willing to forego 2 more years of eligability, then that's fair to the league. I'm not worried about a team that drafts a player they know won't play there. But if LA drafts him and trade him, I belive that player may have a different feeling.

Similarly to what Eli did to San Diego a few years back. Worked out for both teams.

Dr. J, I agree, kinda. If the league is going to tell you what monetary amount you will have to pay a player based on him being a rookie, then I don't exactly feel that teh team's cap number should be effected. Because that number ($) is not negotiated!

However, if a team doesn't like it's position or the talent available at their selection position, they can trade it or pass it up, hell, they can sell it for cash! So they have options.