Things you would like to see in the new CBA

[JCSunsfan]

Ok. Here are mine.

1. A harder cap. I hate the luxury tax thing because it makes owners seem cheap when they address it. When the cap is a hard cap, everyone has to play by the same rules.

2. A higher cap. If you have a hard cap, it has to be higher.

3. A "franchise" tag. It can be highly restricted. Maybe only one player can be franchised at a time or something like that. But it will help teams that draft well and develop players.

4. One "get out of jail" card for the players. This would be in lieu if a franchise tag. Free agency would be restricted free agency. But each player gets one time to be an unrestricted FA in his career (unless he is renounced). There are different types of twists. You could allow unrestricted free agency after 10 years in the league or something.

 

[Mainstreet]

If it hasn't already been addressed, I don't like players going back to their old team once they are waived in the same season. I do like something that acts like a franchise tag. Also it would be nice to have something in the new CBA to allow teams to rid themselves of high, long term contracts when players become like deadwood.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Ok. Here are mine.

1. A harder cap. I hate the luxury tax thing because it makes owners seem cheap when they address it. When the cap is a hard cap, everyone has to play by the same rules.

2. A higher cap. If you have a hard cap, it has to be higher.

3. A "franchise" tag. It can be highly restricted. Maybe only one player can be franchised at a time or something like that. But it will help teams that draft well and develop players.

4. One "get out of jail" card for the players. This would be in lieu if a franchise tag. Free agency would be restricted free agency. But each player gets one time to be an unrestricted FA in his career (unless he is renounced). There are different types of twists. You could allow unrestricted free agency after 10 years in the league or something.

You mention a harder cap but then you mention a hard cap a couple of times. I agree they need to firm up the cap but if you're suggesting a completely hard cap, I just don't think that's possible.

As for the franchise tag, IMO it really hasn't worked in the NFL and as the NBA is so much more of a star driven league I can see it perhaps causing even more issues. I think they need to make it much easier for a team to sign their own players rather than adding the franchise tag. Increase (considerably) the gap between what a team can do for their own players vs what other teams can offer. For example, limit the FA contracts to 2 years vs 5 years and no more than 60% of the max salary for re-signs.

Steve

 

[AzStevenCal]

Obviously, this would never happen but I think leaving it as it is but handicapping the teams would be interesting. I'd establish a point system limiting each team to no more than 13 points on the court at any one time. Players are rated (by committee) between 1 (bottom tier player) and 5 (top 12 player) prior to the season with an all star break adjusment. That way, Lebron and Wade could play together but they'd have to be surrounded by NBDL players. Greedy big market teams could continue to stockpile players and pay their salaries but they couldn't gain a competitive edge by doing so.

Steve