The NBA Wants Them to Lose

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The new MBA CBA is taking full effect and it’s not good for certain teams. This is a look at how the league has changed the rules and how teams operate forever.

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[@visno]

the problem with the new CBA is that it punishes teams that draft and develop well because there is no salary tax exceptions for players that you drafted.

[@randygraham926]

I agree. They really should have made provisions for players a team drafts and developes themselves.

[@jake8748]

Yeah, though with some exceptions maybe. As in a team that tanks 4 or 5 seasons to get alot of lottery capital maybe be restricted. Though another issue is this would alter the value of draft picks after so many have been traded. Imagine you traded your picks under this system of rules but before those picks conveyed they change it so the picks are now worth significantly more. They maybe need to something like that worked out to come into play in 5+ years time or something so reset the draft picks and values.

[@cauekacperzak983]

Honest question here... Doesn't that mean that the teams will negotiate lower salaries from now on? Max deals should be harder now that spent really matters. It doesn't matter if a star threatens to leave, who will pay them as much as they want without butchering their current roster? The way I see it, and I may be completely wrong, the teams will not give the players top money so easily anymore....

[@jake8748]

@cauekacperzak983 it might. It's tough to tell because so many players are already on big contracts but the flow on might not be felt for 4 or 5 seasons and some big extensions end.

[@AnarRamazanov-po5le]

​@@jake8748well. One of the reasons why we got the new CBA is because a lot of star players requested trades. Most notable ones were Harden and Ben Simmons (the latter had 4 years left on his contract). New CBA basically punishes guys who don't show up

[@Victoria.Allen.m5]

To keep dynasties together, they might have to introduce some sort of loyalty benefit, where if you kept a player over X number of years, a discount can be applied for their salary against the cap.

[@boratsagdyev6945]

franz wagner 200 million contract its insane

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[@hopoff9968]

I think a big part of the ratings problem is people are watching on illegal streams😅

[@huntermach7356]

A little bit, but he already made a video showing the 100 most watched events and it was mostly nfl, mlb, college games, etc. Despite the fact that basketball is bigger globally. I think the main reason is cause there's no defense played until the last 8 minutes, that's when a lot of people tune in. The NBA has basically punished the defense by removing hand checking and more importantly adding the gather step and allowing carries to make the offense look better. It's boring.

[@fantasyEXX]

Nah NBA is trash now with no defense and legal traveling. The Euro step and gather step destroyed the sport. NBA sold out their hardcore fans for the casual fan

[@sponch7193]

@@huntermach7356league wide offense is so good I feel like the nba would be a better product if they removed the 3 sec paint rule

[@drobinson7805]

Bro they play defense, the thing is it’s far harder to play defense in this era than any other because of the shooting abilities. They need to cover far more space which takes much more energy. Plus the tick tack fouls which heavily favours the offense. 80’s 90’s 00’s half the team could camp in the paint and foul the hell out of anyone coming down the there.

[@Dilemina]

The NBA needs a few more NFL players.

[@dwsohm]

The biggest issue with all major sports is rigging/fixing/manipulation. With legal gambling, it becomes even more apparent

[@damienwest2519]

True the explosion of sports betting online has caused people to ironically tap out. If you were a fan and had huge losses, you might never watch again.

[@A_Based_Supremacist]

It just means that the role players are gonna have more championships than the superstars. Look at KCP and Jrew Holliday Two championships which is more than their superstar counterparts. Were gonna see role players getting more championships because they’re changing teams more frequently. That’s what the new CBA is going to do in the next decade. And role players getting more championships than the superstars it’s not good for the NBA.

[@bradspraggins5157]

Good for the role players, bad for ratings

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

Jrue is not a role player lol he is nearly getting paid max money lmao.

[@tamutamubakery1060]

people begged for parity but in reality loved a few elite super stars getting all the rings.

[@coo3ies266]

​Anything below the third man is a roleplayer especially if the player has no prior history of being a first option

[@dtsect]

Funny how the lowest TV rating was in 2020 lol. Literally had the most amount of people sitting at home in front of their TVs!

[@Peter.H___]

Yeah I’m pretty sure more people are watching the nba now compared to the past

[@jovpal5685]

you had Lebron in DIsney land no one wanted to watch that

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

The NBA sank there feet deep in politics in the bubble. And sure fire way to lose viewership is going into politics.

[@fantasyEXX]

I think you forgot the NBA tried to get political in 2020 when Fentanyl Floyd died. A lot of people were turned off by them glorifying a drug addict that tried to defraud a small business

[@Jcon4002]

Go woke Go broke

[@UltraVega924]

I don’t really have a problem with dynasties. In fact, I like it. People only hate it when it’s not their team. The lame part is that once a team heats up, they’re gonna get cut off at the knees. That means that good teams will now have a very small championship window before they have to be broken up.

[@rossGrett]

Dynasties are trash idk what you're talking about... 1st dynasties prevents other teams from getting a ring which makes the end of season extremely boring no one likes the same team winning unless if its their team take a look at the celtics no one wanted them to win because they were the clear winners and they already had franchise success but the mavs did not as much besides 1 chip. also just makes the entire season more interesting to see teams fight for the standings not just have one time dominant over their conference. Also lasty its boring seeing back to backs i like seeing the underdogs or the ones not suspected to win actually win a chip i loved that Denver got their first chip not to long ago and i'm not a Denver fan but liked how it was a new team and not the same 4 teams over and over again its bland boring and stupid

[@HSTLMLWL]

​@@rossGrett Fr, everyone hates the warriors dynasty but they have the most viewed finals in the last 20 years. Now finals viewership gets lower every year

[@UltraVega924]

@@rossGrett Well, you can have your opinion, but the ratings say otherwise 🤷 Besides, it’s not like they win every year. A lot goes in to that.

[@user-pk8uf3er7v]

And in the timberwolves case you have a good team that didn’t make a championship run and now they’re in cap hell..

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

Not if you build you roster smart. Paying 1 guy the Max the filling the Roster up with Role Players around that 1 guy. The super team 3 star era in the NBA is over.

[@conorwatchvidz]

That’s not even why the Knicks couldn’t keep Hartenstein. They could keep him because of Early Bird rights

[@yoCBOOGiEGAMING]

Knicks couldn’t sign iHart because the early but rights limited the max amount they could offer him

[@javierleon6896]

I dont think that the quality of the NBA product has a direct effect on ratings. As a college student i enjoy watching basketball game and media surrounding it, but mostly through youtube or restreams. The NBA product is the most inaccessible its been since the 70s most likely. Basketball is a fast growing sport among people, something coveted by the other major sports, but young people dont have expensive cable plans or league pass. While i dont know for sure, i would hazard a guess that a graph of nba finals ratings would mirror a graph of household cable adoption. Rising in the 80s/90s, hitting a plateau in the 2000/2010s and shrinking with the rise of streaming.

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

Thats why league pass exist you don't have to watch NBA games on cable you can stream the games live.

[@Vandakai]

@@emilfrederiksen.1622 Yet again tho that is something you have to pay for... Which was literally his point.. This leads to people watching it illegally and the views looking like they dropped off when in fact they have not its just that people have found other ways to watch the games.. Not everyone wants to spend any amount of money watching the games they wanna watch at all.. So its easier to find someone streaming the game for you and you just watch it through their stream...

[@stevenscummy1458]

Parity isn't the issue, the modern NBA just sucks. No defense, non-competitive, players don't care about the fans, players are crybabies, NBA lacks soul, three point spam, leftist politics injected into the game. People like to see dunks and threes, that doesn't mean people want to see EASY + wide open dunks and threes. Creating more parity is about the only good thing the NBA is doing right now, because 2017 and 2018 were wasted years in the NBA thanks to KD taking the chump route

[@buzzerbeater3350]

@@Vandakai Facts.

[@liferealgood]

The Isiah Hartenstein comparison is a little inaccurate. The Knicks could've kept all three of the players you listed. They couldn't keep Hartenstein because of Early Bird Rights or something to that effect that limited them on their offer to 4 years $72m regardless of what other teams offered.

[@clipcorleone_7thdayfamilia]

Bro Reed Sheppard was not drafted first 😂 he went 3rd to the Rockets. And why everyone keep saying first white American, so y'all just forgot about Chet 😂 and he was drafted higher than Reed 😭

[@realdreamerschangetheworld7470]

The ironic thing is, their roster is already looking a bit more substantial than last year. I think people will be surprised.

[@maxmeier532]

oh please. it's a lateral move.

[@naruto-uzimak9145]

Least dilutional warriors fan

[@iamtheonlywilly]

I didn’t think the 2022 roster was good enough….turns out I was wrong so I won’t judge a book by it’s cover

[@GSal6]

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[@naruto-uzimak9145]

Ned 🤓

[@zacharytan.6819]

i think the second apron will only work if they expand soon

[@turbotravis2323]

I can assure you that the NBA does not want their golden children, the Lakers and the Warriors, to lose. It's literally all they ever talk about on ESPN.

[@Schi8694]

Yep. NBA fans want them to lose, not the nba

[@fantasyEXX]

Warriors will return to irrelevancy soon. The NBA's golden child is the Lakers and nobody is close. However LeBron the PED user is destroying the Lakers

[@bandobandicoot13]

the celtics are glazed by espn so hard

[@Brian-us5yy]

@@bandobandicoot13 almost all of their analysts picked the MAVS to win. They started glazing after they got embarrassed.

[@peezydabeatmonster8112]

You confusing warriors with the Celtics Gsw lost in the play in 2021 missing 5 players including Klay vs Lakers by 3 nobody gave them any excuses like LeBron and KD would of got they just say they lost no mention of injuries same in 2016 it's literally two ppl that say anything good about Gsw in the media and that's tim legler and Stephen A

[@magnusm.6513]

They don't want Curry to end up with more rings than Lebron. That's what it is.

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

Nah people are just tired of super teams. If the Warriors didn't pay so much money for guys like Wiggins and Jordan Poole they might still have be a Contender.

[@happysad7768]

🤡

[@user-oi3su7sw5n]

​@@emilfrederiksen.1622who cares Curry is 39 year old set down he was jealous of k.d

[@alohatigers1199]

@@emilfrederiksen.1622 Superteams increase viewerships and ratings.

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[@de132]

People don't want parity of champions, people want parity of the chase. It's like in professional wrestling, a great heel drives interest even though everyone "hates" the heel. The chase is the thrill and the championship is the apex. A dynasty with multiple challengers falling and then some new team takes them down a few years down the line is good for national interest.

[@alohatigers1199]

Viewerships tanked though. Are you sure about that?

[@ImadogGarcia]

You know who the NBA is? It’s all the owners of the teams together and the players union

[@michaelrk634]

Hartenstein had nothing to do with payroll! He had early bird rights and the Knicks could only offer him so much.

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0:53 Woah there jokic

[@T-Head.5]

NBA is done with superteams

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Fr

[@rossGrett]

good dont bring them back they are cringe

[@robglobal1]

Yea right lol you really think they'd prevent Lakers from getting another star? Don't be surprised if they somehow manage to miraculously get Grant or Levine or Derozan or a team surprisingly waives a very good player and he ends up on Lakers.

[@evanbabbitt3430]

@@robglobal1ur a sad man

[@Jeremy-ot6pb]

@@robglobal1 ah yes of course the "lakers clause" in the cba right that every team except the lakers is subject to the second apron. lol stop being ridiculous how do the lakers live this rent free in your head

[@rikt1541]

basketball fan want parity, nba celebrity fan wants dynasty.

[@bradspraggins5157]

Now, demanding a trade with a lengthy and expensive contract won't happen. Teams will be unable or unwilling to take on the salary. Good for franchises. Bad for chemistry. What else can be done to stop blind spending for rings? Lmk

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[@seniorbief4069]

You’re off base with Hartenstein bro. It wasn’t that they couldn’t pay him, they offered the max they could pay him. But OKC could offer way more over less years.

[@jeremyellismusic]

The problem with owners not wanting to pay luxury tax is that they seem to be buying franchises at 200-400 million and the selling them for 2.4 billion dollars. And you don't want to spend 30M more per year to make your product better? No logic here.

[@LorikBogdanimk-fi3ks]

Interesting perspective, got me thinking!

[@DaveDaDreamer]

For tv ratings I just wonder how many ppl are watching the Finals with one tv??

[@hkhk5241]

Now it’s all about calculating how to time the best pieces, it’s better than seeing those superstars failing at teaming up again and again.

[@spartanmaldonado1092]

If they get Lauri markinem they gunna be a top 5 seed

[@roohaa8382]

Lauri Markkanen. These typos have been hilarious last 3 days 😅

[@Levi-tm4gl]

Would if it just ends up like 2k where you’ll see someone like Buddy Hield in his prime in the free agency because he’s worth 20 mil but no one will pay him that.

[@Chillmindedpanther13]

The whiney owners afraid to spend want them to lose...

[@jurassicjams]

What exactly is the luxury tax? I’ve always heard of it but never actually understood what it was. Is it just basically money exceeding the salary cap that teams use to pay star players?

[@Zenlollipop]

The NBA salary cap is a soft cap; when your payroll is above the salary cap, you lose the ability to freely sign free agents and trade players. Above the salary cap, you must match salaries in trades to within 25% generally (there are multiple rules to cover small contracts where this would be impractical, eg. within 200%+$250K for salaries below $7.5M), or rely on certain trade exceptions that can be used once every set period of time. You can also only sign minimum contracts in free agency, or much more commonly use one of the exceptions to this handicap to sign multiple players (biannual exception, mid-level exception) within the room allocated by those exceptions. Above the luxury tax line, your mid-level exception drops to the taxpayer level, salary matching in trades is stricter (I don't remember the numbers exactly), and teams now also have to start paying extra for every dollar they spend above the line. Part of this money will then be redistributed as an additional income to other teams below the tax line, and some of it will be used to guarantee portions of veteran minimum contracts and maybe other initiatives related to player welfare. (These are all just examples to demonstrate principle, I just don't want to go looking up numbers): The luxury tax amount increases in slabs, so the base tax might be 150% of dollars over the line, and above $10M the tax might be 250% and so on. If the luxury tax line is $165M and the Timberwolves spend $175M, they will actually end up paying $190M because of an additional 150% tax on the $10M extra. If the Warriors spend $190M, they pay $190 + $15 + $25 + $22.5M = $252.5M. With the new CBA, the luxury tax space also includes these apron rules with even stricter handicaps/penalties for being above these apron levels (which are shown in the video).

[@kgill99]

@@Zenlollipop thanks for the effort you put in your answer, I do think that all the rules are too complex for the average person to follow, and think the NBA would be better off just having a hard cap, it will be simpler to understand

[@jurassicjams]

@@Zenlollipop thanks for the explanation 👍

[@Zenlollipop]

​@@kgill99Happy to help out! It would be simpler, but at this point I'm just not sure I could calculate or even guess the impact it would have. The league overall might just like having a soft cap because it gives a slightly exaggerated impression that there is an advantage to having a mathematically skilled front office for your franchise, and a GM who can use the exceptions to find creative solutions to roster issues. But essentially you could boil it down to clicking buttons in a spreadsheet without making the "broken rules" cells light up red, so the playing field is probably even on that front because every team can hire at least 1 guy who can do that.

[@pauljoseph3081]

NBA: You can't make super teams anymore. Boston: Hold my 🍻

[@Josephlokzz]

I skip through the ads all the time it’s really annoying

[@tranquilanimaljamlover66]

Greatest video! Thanks!

[@darqukkana1987]

The fact that bro was talking abt smooth and pg was playing in the background😅

[@tomassantos4508]

I think the only way to combat this and to make super teams again is if players collude to take drastic pay cuts to team up

[@SirVicksBuster]

The Knicks were capped at what they could offer Hartenstein because of early Bird rights.

[@Mr-pl5sv]

Great content as usual!

[@maxvl2832]

This dude is better than mikeflight IMO! Should a milly followers!

[@iamtheonlywilly]

You mean FlightMike.😂😂😂

[@MikeyMike0330]

Mike takes so long to get to the point of the video. 90 percent recap/ad. 10 percent “new information”

[@SOURJDADDY]

Just hate watch Mike

[@hellspree]

A.M. Hoops seems much more knowledgeable and accurate with his assessments as well.

[@kdawg6887]

Personally I like Kenny beecham the best

[@PickanPop]

The issue with the league is the injuries. Just look at the Eastern Conference Playoffs this year. I don't know what can be done, but it does seem odd that so many players are getting injured and stars no less! I've been watching hoops since 1991 and the amount of injuries these days is off the charts.

[@TheGrimFiend]

Everyone watching illigal bruh that’s why

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[@ragama623]

Imo, there are less views now because people are cutting cable. "Illegal" streaming is getting really good too

[@Aristophocles]

You are my favorite sports KZbinr. This is such a good breakdown

[@robdrix8413]

@0:53 Jokic copping a feel

[@roohaa8382]

Do you like mens?

[@jktv3332]

THIS TV RATINGS IS IRRELEVANT, PEOPLE NOWADAYS ARE NOT WATCHING TVs BECAUSE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AT LIVESTREAMS

[@noahx.classic]

I dont even need to see the video. People have been wishing on the Warriors downfall for a long time. Sad part is the casuals think its a chuck 3 and clock out type of team. There's so much more going on. Curry has proven so much more than what was asked of him. His offense is unlike anything we have ever seen. Dray is a donkey dumbfuck but his iq and defense, coupled with his ability to be a swiss army knife is amazing. The warriors have played some of the best systematic, fundamental, beautiful basketball I have ever seen. Go watch 2022 playoffs if you disagree. Curry is a 1 of a kind, he is in the convo with the greats, by virtue of being unique, holding records that people cant even scratch, and rewriting how you play basketball. Also, fun fact, that record setting season where wars got 73 wins, Dray got the most minutes and games started. We can hold him accountable for his on court antics, but at least he keeps it on the court, we act like we know but we don't. He has an amazing relationship with the majority of players he has played against. I hated on this team for a long time. I was from the bay and I honestly wished on their downfall. I didn't realize I was witnessing a revolution. I started really trying to understand basketball and when I did that I appreciated Lebron, the Warriors, and KD so much more. I think as couch sitters we get way too comfortable judging stars when in reality they are just like us, and they are putting in work that few of us even understand. It's crazy to think as a fan you hold it against a nba player to average 31 ppg 50-40-90 in the greatest stage in nba history and hate on them. KD deserves some flowers. I dont give a fuck if he joined a 73 wins team. They drafted their star players. What team did that? Who has pulled those stats in a finals series? KD is a monster, we should show him some love, and Steph's gravity is at an all time record when it comes to basketball. Stop hating on Lebron Steph and KD. Those guys are monsters, mentality wise, talent wise, and personality wise. None of ya'll could handle the scrutiny of a million people juding your every move. These dudes owned the league up till recently. Throw them some flowers and stop being haters, NBA fans foster a hateful ass culture. Show some fuckin love.

[@tomassantos4508]

BetterHelp is not helpful at all

[@thomasburns6289]

Actually a very informative video for me. I've been very confused about what's been going on with the new rules.

[@MehmoodShaid]

The passion shines through in every video. It's truly inspiring.

[@de132]

If you're a great trading GM, this is your moment lmao.

[@missinglinq]

The NBA is not the NFL. People will tune in to watch Green Bay v Atlanta. If the NBA has Utah v Atlanta in the NBA finals, nobody will watch.

[@bradspraggins5157]

I would

[@nicolasmartinez795]

Speak for yourself casual lol, I just want good competitive games, idgaf what players or what city is in it

[@IAmAHeater]

Thats because the NFL along with the media markets every team better. The NBA and the media only markets The Knicks,Celtics,Lakers and Warriors

[@realdreamerschangetheworld7470]

Honestly if those two teams made it, they must have very good players 😂 they’d watch.

[@Grievous_]

@@IAmAHeater What’s crazy is the Nba actually BARELY marketed the Warriors and we were looked at as one of the laughing stock franchises of the league, that is until we decided to draft a 6’3 skinny Point Guard that everyone doubted including MULTIPLE Warriors fans themselves, that player I’ talking about well it’s Steph Curry!!!!! Also get prepared to hear a shit ton about the Spurs because of Wemby for the foreseeable future

[@missinglinq]

Home-grown talent should be excluded from the punitive penalties.

[@surgripigrip1]

I think the ratings dropping has a lot to do with being able to watch on streaming and social media.. I can’t remember the last time I’ve really watched tv like that

[@jr5324]

I partially agree, though the main problem is that there are no good rivalries in the NBA and there are too many entitled divas. On top of that, the parade of flopping, traveling, free throws, and poor defensive effort makes for a boring product.

[@jankovsjourney3006]

so how the mavs got Klay if they are in the second apron? via sign and trade? or they weren't that expensive before the trade.

[@asmith1230]

Do ratings take I to account cord cutters and add streaming?

[@Lenk3721]

He keeps stating that the Mavericks are second apron, but they aren't. Spotrac has trouble updating this time of year. Once the website updates, they will be $2.5-4.5M below the first apron with one (possibly two if they waive Lawson) roster spots to fill. The current total on the Mavericks page is still including the salary with Josh Green even though he was removed from the roster higher on the page.,

[@Lenk3721]

Actually, they updated it today. Spotrac shows the Mavericks as a 1st apron team right now.

[@marcel4002]

I wonder if this will have long-term effects on salaries. Could we possibly see a day when players take significantly less money to buddy up and build a power team?

[@tomassantos4508]

That’s exactly what’s gonna need to happen to combat the new rules. Once it starts to happen, there’s no going back

[@jojothepolyglot1866]

@@tomassantos4508 Lebron said he would take a salary cut to have Klay or PG and that didn't happen so yeah...!

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

That will for sure happen a bunch of aging superstars taking the vet minimum to team up together.

[@jjwilly5114]

Dallas had 12.9 million to spend on a mid level exception, which they used for Naji Marshall. Teams above the second apron can't use a MLE

[@davidp9575]

I don’t think its anti-super teams, just anti “I want off this team with 3-4 yrs left in a contract.”

[@bradspraggins5157]

Gonna make it harder to demand a trade while on a lengthy, expensive contract. Teams won't be able or willing to take on the salary.

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

Yep star players are rarely getting traded in the New CBA they are most likely sticking with the team that drafted them for at least 10 years or more. Like in the 90s and 2000s.

[@Ristaker8300]

Adam Silver will singlehanded destroy the nba

[@davidmil15]

Meanwhile they keep giving out max contracts.

[@MrE_]

As a viewer of the nba, it's tough to stay attached to a team when they change nearly every player you know and love every year

[@jowasijo]

You like how nobody likes his ads but he doesn’t change them? Not even saying he should stop accepting ads, but at least do like a manscaped ad or like a ticket app ad. Something that isn’t a fuckin scam

[@thinlion01]

Nba is gonna lose players to oversea teams just watch. This new CBA is atrocious

[@tommingzuo]

For the Knicks, it wasn’t the CBA per se, they didn’t have the bird right to Hartenstein so they couldn’t pay more than the asking price.

[@the_U_is_silent]

Reed Shepard was taken 3rd, not 1st

[@randygraham926]

He said he was the first AMERICAN WHITE GUY .... meaning the first American players taken are normally African-Americans ... AKA American black players ... in what was it? 48 years or something? You had Bogut as the #1 pick but he was Australian.... Also, Bargnani was a #1 pick but he was Italian. I don't normally think about it in those terms so it was kind of an odd comment. Bill Walton was the #1 pick in 1974 ... a HOF player .... Won 2 Titles despite injuries marring his career. Kent Benson in 1977 .... I had to look it up. Benson wasn't very good.

[@the_U_is_silent]

@@randygraham926 we'll see if Cooper Flagg gets taken 1st overall

[@weecoclea9273]

Curry needs to listen to the song “Dupe - Mbappe” to be more motivated 😮😮

[@chancecody33]

Where did you get that jacket?!?

[@TheCriminalViolin]

I understand the NBA doesn't make a penny off pirated streams of games, but if they moved to count viewers via the pirate feeds instead of aggressively shut them down, I guarantee they'd see a big boost in viewership of all NBA games, pre-season, summer league, regular season and of course playoffs. The amount of people I know and heard using pirate streaming sites this year was a record for sure, especially for the finals. In fact, I'd argue that is where most of their viewership is going and has gone to - pirated feeds instead of paying money to watch. And when it aligns with people getting sick and tired of dynasties and the same damn superstars and teams getting all the attention and talk, it lowers people's willingness to pay for the lower quality product.

[@tdsm99]

What They asked the lakers for 2 FRPs for Hield and only asked for a 2nd from the warriors

[@KrisGarland]

Buddy isn’t a bad replacement

[@ThurstonWatt]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@KrisGarland]

@@ThurstonWatt first 8 seasons in 3s made, curry, hield, klay

[@patientzero291]

Ratings falling down is mainly about variety of entertainment venues like video games,watching podcast, netflix.

[@Browncow-fw6zh]

You are so right about dynasties. Dynasties = name recognition for casual fans - those who will only watch occasionally - and often only when someone they have heard of is playing.

[@junionolet9912]

Imagine if nba2k did this we would save so much money

[@dtsect]

Loosen up the jacket, will ya? it's summer!

[@GoddamnAxl]

These rules are like rubberband design in game design

[@Vandakai]

That is the point its to allow the other teams to try to keep up instead of going 100 years into denial cause they signed 3 guys that did nothing for their team 2 times and then they had to wait 10 years after both of those times to rebuild... Right Nets fans lol...

[@scotthenderson3519]

I don't get why the NBA cares so much, Steph has like 1 or 2 more years left then they will fall off naturally. it not like steph is 27 and has 10 more good years.

[@theotherguy2675]

I don't buy into these tv ratings anymore. Most people have cancelled their cable subscriptions and just watched “illegal” live streamings.

[@goobyplz2438]

so do i

[@AtlasAdvice254]

Man I'm glad we have ad blockers and time stamps for youtube, imagine sitting through multiple ads from youtube then ads in the video, intros and exits for a 9 minute video. Shit would be worthless

[@user-bk8gc8fs2v]

Gahlee whilikers the ESPN guys will have to go to okc and Orlando to cover the finals they don’t have as good as San Francisco, New York, or LA. That’s so unfair!

[@UltraPerfectHatred]

I've heard "the new CBA" so many times that I feel it has become old CBA 3 times over

[@INikeAir]

The biggest issue I see with this is those role player not having a secure team and being tossed around like hot potato. Imagine being on your team for 5 years and all of a sudden they’re like yea we not tryna be in that second apron so they trade you or you just get dropped

[@matheusitagiba2019]

you're right.

[@andywahome]

Lower player contracts?

[@essentiel2b]

6:14 - 7:40 nothing but facts. One of the most satisfying NBA takes I have ever heard. Parity is overrated as hell

[@urbangreensmy4947]

so here is a random idea for team management that could solve these contracts problem as well as provide a stable future for these players. one of the issue about sportsman is while they make a lot by normal standards, they might not have good financial ideas and possibly end up broke quicker then expected. so here is it, every player gets a minimum contract, this solves another issue where players judge respect by their pay and acts on their ego. not thinking about money means pure basketball, for the win, for the team and that's it. with all the money saved the team could secure the player's future, even build some village for the team's vacation for life. who knows, he who is tired of all the extra struggles that comes with these big stages and big contracts would love this, an idea of security and pure basketball

[@ScuffTuff]

I feel a big reason why the ratings are dropping that was completely untouched in this video is the rise of streaming and pirating. I’d be surprised if even 60% of fans paid to watch rather than just using the internet. The NBA needs a way to deliver their product in a competitive enough price range that people will be willing to pay for it

[@sandyjuventus]

nba is shooting themselves in the foot. if the big market teams struggle, their viewership will go down. once curry and lebron retire, they will lose a lot of fans and they are only speeding up the process

[@spartianknight.]

There was a Finals this year? Oh, I wasn't aware. Who won?