Yahoo Sports Senior NBA Reporter Jake Fischer and Senior NBA Writer Dan Devine discuss the second coat of the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement and its impact on and off the court. Listen to the full conversation on “No Cap Room” – part of the “Ball Don’t Lie” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
Video transcript
The second apron.
So the idea is that this will make it so that your super-rich ownership groups can’t just say, well, screw it.
Yes, okay.
I will pay all the financial penalties I can.
Who cares?
Because you will still have access to do whatever we want.
I guess the question I have is, this didn’t come from the players, right?
Like, it was the owners who were saying, let’s put in these more draconian restrictions and like, let’s do this for the purpose of, I guess, biggest travesty, leveling the playing field.
It’s also like trying to make the rules more difficult for team formation, to be a more attractive and competitive challenge, which I agree with in one aspect.
I wonder if while people look at this and think, I don’t understand what the hell this thing is and why it exists and why I have to like it, while I’m looking at it, why can’t my team bring this guy back or Why can’t the team I support hire this guy?
Um, because in seven years your choice may freeze.
I wonder if this adds up or eventually resonates as a negative experience from the fans’ point of view.
CB A was not created for fans and perhaps this is something that should be thought about more.
I think everyone who is making decisions about the overall structure of the NBA business landscape would be better served if they thought of the NBA more as a television product rather than a reality show.
It’s like something they’re trying to get people more involved with, just like the way Bravo builds a universe out of Vanderpump Rules and their Housewives stuff.
I don’t think they need to, yeah, yeah, the thing is they need to be reality TV stars.
I think the issue is that if they were wearing seven different uniforms in the space of a 15-year career, it would be difficult to emotionally invest in them.
