***NBA Thread v5.0 - Yoffs, Fred gets paid***

[faustian]

The whole evening was planned. Now RUiNeD!
I was going to colorado strip for the game then back to my place for the after party, now what??!
Now the Astros game is cancelled too. Everything is also closing here early too because of the fear of some hurricane 200miles awy from HOU. Smh!!

Rough times Shitcat

 

[Bamboozled]

Lmao nobody was watching anyways

 

[clutchCAT420]

Rough times Shitcat

Lmao @ the WAD av pic. Did you lose a bet?? WAD has gone so far woke its actually sad to see him in public as an accessory to some dlevel actress.

 

[faustian]

Lmao @ the WAD av pic. Did you lose a bet?? WAD has gone so far woke its actually sad to see him in public as an accessory to some dlevel actress.

Lmao nah man. Wad gets a lifetime pass from me on anything lol

 

[Mondo Freaks]

At least they are united.

 

[Breakitdown]

Lmao nah man. Wad gets a lifetime pass from me on anything lol

prime wad

 

[Dizzy]

Lmao @ having that mentality when footballs is LOOMING



I pirate NBA games too because the league doesn't deserve anything from me

They haven't since the Heat Mavs final

You’re just a poor asshole who can’t afford cable. Let’s be real.

 

[HunterSdVa29]

Does Nielsen not track ESPN, ABC?

Regardless, ratings are being tracked somehow and they've been hemorrhaging since 2012

In a piece published in the Athletic last week, Ethan Strauss reported that the ratings for network NBA broadcasts have declined by 45 percent since 2011–12. Games on TNT are also down by more than 40 percent, while ESPN’s ratings have gone down roughly 20 percent. And despite predictions that ratings for the league’s “bubble” games would soar, they’ve actually been lower than those for pre-bubble games. “Big trends tend to result from multiple factors,” Strauss wrote. Among the ones he cited: that players, coaches, and broadcasters have been highly critical of the United States and its government while remaining mostly silent about China.
https://slate.com/culture/2020/08/nba-tv-ratings-china-ethan-strauss-athletic.html
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And iirc the new TV deal is up in 2025. Interesting times ahead, I wonder if players would be cool with the required deflated max/min contracts of a dramatically reduced salary cap

they're going to have to be
Salary Cap is based strictly off BRI, or Basketball Related INcome

the far and away hugest driver of that is National, and then for some teams like the Lakers and Knicks local Broadcasting deals.

And there's NO WAY ESPN/TNT/Nbatv reup on a similar deal at this pt

 

[faustian]

prime wad

Lmao obviously you've never injured your shoulder playing competitively, it literally makes it impossible to walk on any level

Spoiler

 

[themainman]

 

[faustian]

they're going to have to be
Salary Cap is based strictly off BRI, or Basketball Related INcome

the far and away hugest driver of that is National, and then for some teams like the Lakers and Knicks local Broadcasting deals.

And there's NO WAY ESPN/TNT/Nbatv reup on a similar deal at this pt

Gonna be weird seeing a return to the 90s where the league MVP is making $3 mil/yr lmao

 

[TuBB]

Gonna be weird seeing a return to the 90s where the league MVP is making $3 mil/yr lmao

The less overpaid Tobias Harris' the better.

 

[Bamboozled]

You’re just a poor asshole who can’t afford cable. Let’s be real.

Lmao @ calling me poor

I'll be honest with you, and I never really put my personal life on the internet, my side gig clears me 1 grand a week. I could live off of that no problem.

 

[Graves The Elder]

Lmao obviously you've never injured your shoulder playing competitively, it literally makes it impossible to walk on any level

especially if you walk on your hands

 

[OnionKnight86]

Michael Jordan never postponed a game because a black man was shot.

LeBron's legacy is in shambles

I mean he did “retire” because his dad was shot

 

[HunterSdVa29]

Gonna be weird seeing a return to the 90s where the league MVP is making $3 mil/yr lmao

How about that time Donaldo bought the then SD Clippers for 13 Million, and then was forced to sell for 2.1 Billion...
The average value of an NBA Franchise TRIPLED from 2010-2015

 

[Graves The Elder]

wait, no WNBA games either?
now they've gone TOO FAR!!

 

[faustian]

The less overpaid Tobias Harris' the better.

Check this shit out:

1989 MVP Magic Johnson: $3.14 mil
1990 MVP Magic Johnson: $3.1 mil
1991 MVP Michael Jordan: $2.5 mil
1992 MVP Michael Jordan: $3.25 mil
1993 MVP Charles Barkley: $2.42 mil
1994 MVP Hakeem Olajuwon: $3.17 mil
1995 MVP David Robinson: $7.3 mil
1996 MVP Michael Jordan: $3.85 mil
1997 MVP Karl Malone: $4.66 mil
1999 MVP Karl Malone: $6.14 mil

10 league MVPs total: $39.53 mil
Scheduled 2024 Tobias Harris: $40.97 mil



This is why we kneel

 

[Marce Porter]

 

[Dizzy]

Lmao @ calling me poor

I'll be honest with you, and I never really put my personal life on the internet, my side gig clears me 1 grand a week. I could live off of that no problem.

Yes, so much money that you refuse to pay for cable and steal media. But it’s the principal of the thing, right?