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[@HoopReports]

Will the NBA ever switch to non-guaranteed contracts to regain control?

[@mikey5878]

They should.

[@Sanderus]

Make Pat Riley commissioner and there is a chance.

[@JohnPeterson-y8y]

I agree no play no pay make them hungry not soft the NBA needs fixing

[@somethinglikethat2176]

I don't think you should but they need rules to reign in holding out for a trade.

[@marcosibarra3923]

I like your videos, butt this is hot garbage.

[@Reformedtousen]

The NBA seriously needs to have a new CBA with non guaranteed contracts and it will force the players to play and add some defensive rules back and the league will be watchable again

[@nsd_respect]

You’re right but the players association will never allow that.

[@youtubehatestruthtellers8065]

Will it force the billionaires to stop trading their players before their contracts are up too

[@somethinglikethat2176]

​@@youtubehatestruthtellers8065 they could do what they do in Europe where a player who is traded or sold get offered a new contract by the new club/team.

[@sirfrescobar4830]

@@youtubehatestruthtellers8065they got the money bro, I dunno why people tryna side with the players.

[@abdessamad6653]

that's literally what the video said, why are you repeating it,?

[@portcityrep251]

Micheal Jordan famously said over 30yrs ago that giving these guys money like this will make them not work as hard

[@jamesstinedurf9841]

he also famously said even republicans buy nike. Jordan was about the money as much as the next guy.

[@afonnes1980]

​​@@jamesstinedurf9841 I don't think that's the point. The point is that players need to "earn" their money. Just look at how most players play leading up to a potential max contract. Then once they get the max, their game drops off the face of the earth.

[@carvillejones2648]

​@@jamesstinedurf9841 He was actually MORE about the money because he wouldn't stand in anything to possibly hurt his shoe money. It took him being called dout many years to say anything publicly critical of society when it was very safe to do so. Even if I may not be the biggest LBJ fan he did this while at the top of the league with the biggest playform

[@baseball741]

Jordan's shoe sales didn't impact his level of effort.

[@guiladepaula]

he would basically say you shouldnt give those n___s money $$$$$

[@QuixoticCowboy]

Whining after getting a quarter of a billion dollars in a few years for playing a game is truly incomprehensible.

[@somethinglikethat2176]

Half of this is billionaires trying to convince regular people that the millionaires are being greedy.

[@deadheadwsp705]

@@somethinglikethat2176no it’s not. Whatever a billionaire says doesn’t add to or take away from the fact that these are millionaires playing a fucking game and being entitled

[@marcosibarra3923]

@@deadheadwsp705 it's a game to you and a job for them...

[@s0uluni0n]

@@marcosibarra3923 sure, but theyre taking an enormous amount of time off, whining about not having more time off, and making more money than we'll ever see. you dont see the problem with this?

[@kammyr4082]

Whining about that in a video is even crazier😂

[@ms3862]

Performance based contacts would be massive for the game, everyone would play hard

[@macktonight9511]

blacks are lazy

[@jimbotarkinton]

But the horses wouldn’t race each other. They are in this together. They don’t compete at the highest level until the playoffs. The MJ style of regular season play is gone forever.

[@Mucknuggle]

that would only be massive for the club owners wallet

[@dinodenodano]

def, been thinking about this for a long time. for players, 250 mil for 5 years lets say (on average 50/year) but you get 50 that year if you win, 40 if you lose in finals...etc then set ticket price to 20$ and teams can charge more if they performed well. 30$ if you went to playoffs, 40$ if you went to conf finals. im throwing numbers out of my head here but in that fashion

[@mike-mz6yz]

@@Mucknuggle Don't be neive, the owners wallet is never affected. When expenses rise we just end up paying more.

[@EndoftheTownProductions]

As long as fans keep supporting the teams with money, this will continue.

[@paulusclaudiusmaximus4912]

well, fans is not their main source of revenue. and we have gambling corps entering the league and this is what we got..

[@johnhenry4844]

@@paulusclaudiusmaximus4912 Not just that, TV fees made team owners stop caring, they don’t need fans or even merch anymore

[@jeffholman8146]

​@@johnhenry4844 that tv money is an effect to the cause of fans spending money and eyeballs on games on tv.

[@DanTarrant1]

Yep. That's the way business works. The NBA is making more money than ever which means plenty of customers enjoy the product.

[@npc1386]

Correct, fans have to stop going to the games. Empty arenas won't look good on tv.

[@tay8259]

PG isn't comparable to JB. Jimmy has elevated every team he's ever been. PG is an overrated star whose team hasn't been relevant since the Pacers.

[@milica7245]

@@tay8259 I get ur point, but he wasn't rly comparing them though. Jimmy elevates, but then he turns into a locker room poison bfr he leaves like a diva. His antics have become legendary at this point.

[@brianwang-c2v]

@@milica7245 only cause jimmy hasn't had good teamates like other stars.

[@Brhoward31]

PG isnt overrated but I get your point

[@CannaKoffing]

Good ol George Paul in the playoffs.

[@tribalypredisposed]

@@milica7245 Man, he called PG a superstar AND showed a picture of soon to be Australian League benchwarmer Ben Simmons, it is super disrespectful and really shows us this guy is a casual.

[@TH-cq7bj]

money and gambling has killed the integrity of sports. what a damn shame

[@noahk6407]

Not just sports but the country. These big corporations and billionaires are why society in the United States is suffering. A damn shame.

[@magicsam8247]

@@noahk6407no, lack of character, spiritual connection or integrity is why society is falling. People gotta look in the mirror and stop blaming others for their mediocrity

[@Ryan-ld2nj]

@@magicsam8247I wonder if it’s easier to have a lack of character or accountability/integrity if you’ve got a bunch of money…

[@WickedRichie]

did you even watch the video? This has nothing to do with gambling

[@UlyssesSmith3]

​@@WickedRichie who said he was just only talking about the video? He was speaking in terms of on general overall with sports as a whole!

[@sammysam2615]

Getting paid to sit on the bench while making millions is the ultimate NBA hustle for today's players

[@fadiwrx]

When you have a commissioner that is spineless, nothing will change. Add the fashion show of what players are wearing, which today is more important than the actual game

[@xJinRaGna]

True. Adam Silver wants to be liked by the players so he gives them everything.

[@dd_zzero6827]

100%. Silver is such a weak, pushover of a Commissioner. David Stern would have never let this happen.

[@One.Zero.One101]

Adam SIlver: "The real problem in the NBA is the 12-minute quarters". 🤣

[@Mouchoo]

$50M ??????... *brother i'm doing everything there is to be done, imma coach, play, clean, cook.. EVERYTHING!* 🙄😂😂😂

[@MarcusLeonard307]

The NBA needs a major price "correction" like the stock market. These guys are so overpaid.

[@tk80mufa5]

Word!

[@TheeUnknown420]

💯 just said this. All sports need this imo. Athletes getting paid too much money and are not worth ANY OF it. These guys play a game for a living, they don't need huge egos. It's ruining sports as a whole.

[@JohnBarron-n]

Haha, you don't make at the least 166 times as much as an nba player😂😂😂😂😂

[@ajac4093]

Wayyyy over paid.

[@JohnBarron-n]

@ajac4093 same can probably be said about you

[@ImTheCrew]

It is INSANE, think about it, I work 6 days a week, and barely make 40,000. Can’t afford ANYTHING. Paul George is getting paid 212 Millon, and is complaining about not getting to enjoy a vacation from BASKETBALL. I can’t even afford a vacation from WORK!

[@hallowed]

this is so real

[@barryswindles6570]

So stop watching basketball and focus on making more money. What else?

[@dondollas4846]

And he literally gets time off from April to sept to enjoy his milllions😂 they're smoking crack

[@dimaygarin2866]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ‼ ϟ 𝚃𝚛𝚞𝚝𝚑 ϟ 4:34

[@telj1]

You need a better job.

[@Mista808]

Each generation is getting softer and *SOFTER.* Professionalism is completely gone!

[@Rip1990]

That includes everyday people not just athletes

[@izzydadopest]

Agreed! And that's not specific to the NBA or athletes in general. This is a scourge sweeping western civilization.

[@Mista808]

@@Rip1990 100%

[@Hunyango_007]

@@Rip1990 not everyday people gets generational wealth playing a game tho. Surely professionalism playing sports isn't a hard task with that amount of cash

[@Rip1990]

@@Hunyango_007 I guess you know huh?

[@boduke9428]

This is a prime example i went from watching 5-8 games a week to haven't seen a game in over 5 years. Once it was obvious guys were treating it like a business i was out. It's the same reason none of us watch ceo's make day to day operational decisions for fun. It's not any. The players empowered the fun right out of the child's game.

[@tribalypredisposed]

Man, these guys put in many years of incredibly hard work with no guarantees of success. One torn ACL they can be like the guy who was in Hoop Dreams who I met who now scratches a living making motivational speeches and doing youth basketball camps. Then the average NBA career is just four years. And you are mad because they treat it as a business? So only the owners and coach and front office who all took way less risks and worked way less hard deserve to treat it as a business?

[@quiveringmoist7558]

​@tribalypredisposed this is about fulfilling your contractual obligations that you put your signature to. You don't refuse to work for an employer because they make more money than you. These owners aren't all of the sudden not paying salaries because they're unhappy with player performance.

[@mikewolf-x6t]

Same but foe different reasons, the black lives matters and the obvious cheating by the refs, I haven't watch a game in its entirety in years, I no longer even care.

[@viinisaari]

@@quiveringmoist7558 >You don't refuse to work for an employer because they make more money than you You should do exactly that, it's called a strike btw. But of course an american wouldn't know that

[@Brc-kg1mg]

@@quiveringmoist7558 Then they can stop paying them and find another 7 foot 2 guy that can have a 40 inch vertical and can run 40 yards in 3.3 seconds lol. Good luck to that.

[@jeffrothman7982]

Adam Silver has destroyed the NBA

[@MichaelWhite-c2z]

The Ghoul

[@brendajerez2235]

How much money is he making?

[@JonnyDoe-o9n2e]

Yes, trying too hard to be friends with the players has backfired.

[@EldePHX]

Facts

[@keaters123]

Comparing the game to the 80's and 90's , I don't remember Jordan , Magic , Bird , Hakeem , Robinson , Ewing, AI, Stockton, Thomas, etc demanding trades. Getting suspended by their teams for non sense reasons. They played and competed every game night. And they balled. It was fun to watch , and the playoffs wow. They made less money then compared to now , so to me it's the ego of the players ruining the game.

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

Jordan's "Retirement" was most likely a covert suspension by the League for gambling...

[@williamlangeii4012]

​@@justinlast2lastharder749 yep. Even ESPN put that out there.

[@BigPlasticPlant]

The game definitely felt a bit more competitive but Jordan famously helped orchestrate the lock out shortened season after his first come back, to make it possible to capitalise on the amount a player could be paid in a season. And Hakeem held out, he’s a bad example, it’s well documented how he wasn’t getting paid his value so tried to force a trade. Pippen is the same era and obviously his tantrums are well known. Latrell Sprewell, while a few years later did the same until he was out of the league.

[@MrReymoclif714]

Somethings wrong and out of control?

[@NuanceMeta]

A performance based contract system is seriously the best idea ever in response to the fckery going on in the NBA right now. Some NBA players have completely forgotten what it takes to make the NBA entertaining for fans. The fanbase should be what matters most to them! Tickets sold in the arena means money in their pockets, and the only way to garner fans is by playing hard, putting forth the effort and putting on a show even if sometimes you don’t want to.

[@cornfedchris1]

The ticky-tack fouls and flopping are also big reasons why it’s tough to watch games. It’s literally like watching a soccer game lately

[@notanothershrubbery]

There is only one player who actually flops on a regular basis. Although not always ending up on the floor. Most often it is exaggerated body movements or the thrusting of hands into the air. He will even flop before contact is made. One player has caused a significant amount of damage to the game.

[@MrE_]

Remember when butler's agent argued and swore that butler wasn't wanting to get traded? Lol

[@PWCDN]

I mean, if Miami paid him, he wouldn't have wanted to be traded rofl GSW paid him, so Jimmy won the argument. Now he gets to play with one of the best players in the league.

[@MrReymoclif714]

Embid sure looks ‘slow’ lately?

[@VinceLyle2161]

The NBA doesn't have to do a thing. The owners got the league into this mess. They want their shiny toy to be the shiniest, and they're operating on an order of magnitude above even the players. One owner could bust it up, though. A player comes to him with an outrageous demand. He says no. Then he calls a press conference and explains why he said no. Say it was Paul George. He just says, "I'm not going to pay a 34 year old 70 million a year in guaranteed money when I know the guy is no longer in his prime. He's missed half of our games in the last five years. I'm not paying top dollar for someone I can't count on for 82 games. I know you all want to watch winning basketball, but paying this guy isn't how it happens. I'm not going to hamstring our team's salary cap like this." People would understand that. Oh, you don't think regular people would have a soft spot for a billionaire who talked to them and addressed their concerns? Take a look at who's in the White House. An owner who said, "We might lose, but I'm not paying a pampered, oft-injured prima donna obscene amounts of money in exchange for drama," would get years of goodwill from the fanbase. If he made moves and drafted to improve, maybe longer. The dam would crack at that point. When the other billionaires saw him making money anyway, they'd copy him, no question. The owners started this. The owners are going to have to fix it.

[@nastynati3501]

I haven’t watched the nba in 3 years. And refuse to watch a garbage 3 point contest. 🤮

[@kevinrogers8352]

Garbage All-Star game, too.

[@ham-on-the-bone]

They absolutely suck. I've stopped watching NBA purely because of the entitled players. NBA used to be my favorite thing

[@Supreme36074]

We’re all happy , the next step would be for you all to stop commenting on what you swear you don’t care about.

[@mKruter]

@@Supreme36074 he didn't say he doesn't care, on the contrary he admits it was his favorite thing. But now he finds it unwatchable, and I totally agree (it was also my favorite thing for about 25 years).

[@RaisinSmartpig-z6t]

A man who speaks for everyone or we is no man. Raised by a woman!!!

[@8puma8]

same, it's a shame

[@venomousogg6139]

I have too just doesn’t feel the same they don’t care no more miss watching Jordan or Kobe or 2016 curry vs LeBron

[@jethrojacinto2798]

Yeah I'm all for non-guaranteed contracts at this point for these drama queens to stop acting like clowns. A bunch of grown men acting like spoiled babies who throws tantrums when things go sour. If i did that shit at work, I'd be fired immediately no questions asked.

[@JohnBarron-n]

You can work 165 years and still not make as much as the average nba player 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 haha

[@CharisBozonis]

The answer is simple. No more guaranteed contracts. When you as a simple person get a contract and you underachieve, then that contract gets terminated. That's what the teams need to do.

[@Donutkush]

Add a clause that says teams can deny paying 50% of contracts if the players stop trying to win. It if they give up all together, you don’t play at your best you don’t get paid your full contract amount.

[@CharisBozonis]

I agree. There are easy ways to be get the contracts in favour of the team success.​@@Donutkush

[@PWCDN]

@@Donutkush thats regarded, what determines if a player is not trying to win? Who determines that?

[@markerickson1119]

I understand the issues presented in this video and I agree with large swaths of it. I'm a Sixers fan and have seen variations of this kind of behavior multiple times as you use several examples from them in this video. PG's attitude sucks right now, and I do think there are issues that need to be resolved. However, if you're going to propose something like non-guaranteed contracts you need to acknowledge what you're saying: that the billionaire class that runs both the league and the everything else should be able to rip away money from the people that actually make the system work. The non-guaranteed contracts in the NFL in particular are a travesty, especially given what we now know about how much they are literally selling their bodies and brains for our entertainment. The NBA isn't as difficult on people's brains, so there is somewhat of an apples-oranges comparison there. But having 82 games a season plus playoffs at the level they are now playing is unbelievably demanding on people's bodies. Are there fake injuries that come from that? Yes. Are there consequences on the product the league puts out because of that? Yes. Having non-guaranteed money may take a bite into that, but it will also massively increase the exploitation on the players as well as fueling the argument that the vampire ruling class in this country is constantly putting out there. They run the show, and we should all be happy with the scraps that we get. It's really easy to sit around as a fan and point to the massive money that people make doing this and view them as the problem. The truth is, though, you are siding with ownership and the billionaire class over labor by making this argument. Especially now, that's the exact opposite of what we need to be doing. People should be making what they're worth. That goes for everyone from professional athletes to public school teachers. Arguing that professional athletes shouldn't get more from the product they create isn't helping the league and it's not helping anyone else either. Be careful of who you're aligning yourself with.

[@AlanSmith88888]

There needs to be contract stipulations where if you don’t play enough games or win enough games, you don’t get paid the full amount.

[@JoshRiva-m1f]

Good video bro. It's even weird why do nba players have a podcast.

[@dobiacco]

Ego. Narcissism.

[@milica7245]

Yah. I can get why Melo, Garnet, etc. U miss the game and u want to get ur current take out there, not to mention ur thoughts actually have some merit bcs u've been through it. But being an active NBA player and having a podcast?! Meanwhile, warming the bench and trashing the franchise u're in. Dafuq? How daum hungry and dumb r u ffs? Lol

[@JoshRiva-m1f]

@milica7245 facts that's who I'm talking about active player. I feel like they taking people jobs doing that. Like you already rich. Let regular people do podcast

[@JakeSmith-li7vd]

there’s a reason why the best players don’t have podcasts, too busy working on their games to be the best, never see jokic sga giannis curry have a podcast

[@robertsmith2088]

And they're always talking boring shit as well. Like the more you hear the players on the podcast, the less you actually want to support them knowing what boring and superficial people they are off the court as well.

[@KanoWhite53]

Imagine what the NBA will look like in 20 years the way it's going...

[@PeterJennings28]

This is the best video you've ever made. And the best idea I've heard in a long time to fix the NBA.

[@joshisaac2790]

I understand both sides of the equation here…what I’d say, make 90-95% of contracts non-guaranteed. Only a select handful of players get fully guaranteed deals. Players that have tenure and resume in the league. Who have reputation for # of games played, season awards, performance, etc. These max deals have become way too common. Only a handful of them actually deserve what they’re getting. Respectfully.

[@Stu98765]

Then teams should stop giving them out? This isn't a hard problem to solve.

[@mathewomolo]

the paradox is just how hard they have to work to get to the NBA in the first place.

[@thegreatsound113]

Take a look in European sports, e.g football. If a team doesn't win games it gets relegated which leads to loss of investments and tv contracts. This way causes all teams to fight for there place in the top division hence creating entertainment week in week out

[@nyquil762]

Agreed

[@One.Zero.One101]

Yep at the end of the season the relegation battle is actually more watched than the mid-table games. Relegation teams are fighting tooth and nail to stay up. But of course we all know the business owners in America would never allow that.

[@tk80mufa5]

Best part of these videos is that "fail-laugh" 😂👍👍🤣

[@natecw4164]

Men don't become men by getting taller and growing facial hair. They become men by being raised. Coached. Pushed. Humbled. Of course the league is full of divas, that's the generation we raised.

[@Stu98765]

1% per win sounds like a great way to never have anyone good on small market teams. Guaranteed contracts aren't that big of a problem. No one forced the 76's to give George that contract. Teams just need to stop throwing money at losers.

[@pakmughaffar]

I had to do a 'Kawhi laugh' at your non-guaranteed contract proposal. 1 year lock out if that is brought to the table at the next CBA meeting. LOL

[@FalseNi9e]

The players would cave. The owners can wait them out

[@thenoiseph]

A guaranteed percentage that scales down as the contract value goes higher would be a good start. Good luck getting this approved in the next CBA though

[@elmatuttle5812]

Did this man seriously say NBA players have never worked a day in their life? 🤔

[@Tehui1974]

And some people wonder why the ratings for the NBA are dropping. Here's one major reason.

[@jcjcviews]

12:27 George looks so chill and has a laid-back style, too. It really helps to highlight your point.

[@timothy4772]

One thing you'll never hear an NBA player say, "I can't accept that guaranteed contract. They're offering way too much money for the minimal work I put in. I don't have a family to feed".

[@SimeonTeague]

I think people forget the players are making them millions as well

[@jamesporter3761]

Players should get paid per game barring a provable injury

[@johnjperricone7856]

First off, this idea is a pipe dream. The NBPA would absolutely go on strike to stop this from happening. Agents would join them. MLB has guaranteed contracts and does not seem to share the same issue. The NFL has proven that non-guaranteed contracts are severely detrimental to athletes. Finally, I'd argue that this all started w/ Kawhi, and it will end with this generation of players.

[@MarcusLeonard307]

I love your proposed schematic for how they should get paid. Good idea!

[@shinrips]

I used bash Howard Schultz for saying that he could no see paying an adult millions for playing a child's game. When I was younger, I loved basketball. I grew up in the 70s and 80s. Today, as an old man, I don't watch the NBA, hardly ever. I had a neighbor who once told me, "You don't have to play 82 games to figure out who is good."

[@chrisinhd5145]

Money doesn't buy heart. These guys gotta be like Kobe. First in the gym, last out. Hungry for wins and hungry for championships... especially with the Lakers building a supersquad.

[@seanblack5789]

Kobe refused to play for the team that drafted him

[@wayneshanklin5864]

What would you demand if you had their talent. They are not destroying the country with revengeful tactics.

[@TheeUnknown420]

The same thing is happening in the NFL, ultimately these athletes make way too much money playing a damn game, they develop crazy egos and think they just deserve all the money. Sports in general need to have a serious conversation about the contracts they give out. No athlete needs to ink a 200+ million dollar contract just playing sports. It's ruining the sports, these guys get paid and decide to stop playing the sports. Look at guys like Zion, Ben Simmons. Other athletes see this and are like fuck it im doing that. Too many divas thinking they worth more than they are. When Paul George asked for that bag no one should have signed him, show him he's not valued like he thinks.

[@dobiacco]

🎯

[@adsafgasgasdfasdf]

the problem youre missing though is if the money doesnt go to the players, then it just goes to the owners and Id rather have the players get that money then them. The problem is how inflated the money is in the league in general and guaranteeing contracts

[@rubbishrabble]

​@@adsafgasgasdfasdf50 50 revenue sharing, but the city subsided medium market arena essentially goes to both the players & ownership. Also the medium market has to take a discount, from the now post bankrupt, and that is after the regional sports transmission dispute. Also the $300 m 5 year contract is doubling much faster than the median NBA salary under $100 m 5 years. Austin LA under $100 m Bobby Portis under $100 m Marcus Smart under $100 m Malcolm Brogdon under $100 m

[@quiveringmoist7558]

The TV and gambling money is why salaries are high. The league's success leads to higher pay. Player salaries are actually directly related to the product they produce, unlike regular working class people getting screwed.

[@ShyGuyInKilt]

So how the biggest contract are sign at a point where the NBA lost 53% of the audience? Where's the money comming from if it's supposes to be on how you sell?

[@BobbyEllaForever]

I think your depiction of Kawhi here is misplaced and/or uninformed. He’s seen as the pioneer of load management, but that’s because he has legitimate, serious repeated injuries. Patrick Beverley says he’s the hardest working person he’s ever played with, and he does it at both ends of the floor at an elite level. Comparing him to PG or Zion or even Butler demanding a trade is really unfair.

[@Jeremiah-ml5ke]

I wanna see me and my brethren feel joy in the construction industry! My fallin comrades in the landscaping World need days off on holidays. I know 3 pool guys that have to work when it's "literally freezing outside." I think Sean lost all filling of the top of his pinky for 30+ minutes!

[@stevealexander5344]

New rules to reduce star complacency: 1) If you score less than 5 pts per game or get suspended by your team, you can't record your podcast for 1 week. 2) Certain teams that throw money at oft-injured "star" players like PG lose a 2nd round draft pick if their franchise players sits more than 10 straight games in the first year of their contract 3) If your GM makes the worst trades of all time, the GM loses 10% of their base pay or gets sent to GM for the Shanghai Sharks 4) Any superstar younger than 30 that signs as multi-year deal after 2025 must play 5 games in Japan's league every time they "recover" from mental health issues. They can choose which games in Japan's season they have to play. 5) Every time Doc Rivers loses a playoff series, the team gets penalized a draft pick or the superstar that underperforms loses 1 million. Alternatively, if he blows a 3-1 lead, that team's fan club gets to shock-stick him as many times as they want for 1 hour. 6) any time a player fails to meet the contract weight goals, the NBA can require that player to only eat the blandest meals from the HelloFresh menu until that player cries on his twitter feed.

[@blacktoothgrin4348]

"Never shoulda gave you ninjas money!"............Rick James..R.I.P.

[@David-wj3tg]

It's a shame that this video about people being childish and unrealistic ends with the suggestion it does. Imagine a world where you lose money cause your owner trades your teammates for draft picks. Wins are representative of a teams ability. Imagine the fluctuating incomes that are in no way representative of a players output.

[@TontoGoldstein81]

The NBA is a reflection of society. We already have players comparing being traded to slavery. If the NBA grew a spine and actually implemented these rules, players would revolt and the main stream sports media would regurgitate their argument that it’s a bunch of rich white billionaires complaining about paying their players. I think the only way realistically to fix the NBA is for teams to draft only European players who have more fundamentals, play more team ball as opposed to one on one, and don’t take things for granted. The NBA chose to make stars bigger than the teams, and we have high schoolers who have been fed into their minds they are the next “chosen one” so they come into the league already thinking they are bigger than the sport. That, and also perhaps (shocker here) enforcing traveling violations. Players are palming the ball, carrying, and taking 3-4 steps calling it a crab dribble.

[@vancetamolang8494]

It's a bit of a shame they take things for granted. but the owners are to blame here too. Players wouldn't be paid this much if they didn't outbid each other for the stars' services.

[@speedrocks84]

That’s why I like this channel.. keep on speaking facts hoopreports!!!

[@leonhughes9014]

well look what Dallas did to Luca, cost him 100m... loyalty got both ways

[@zeushualde5627]

Luka doesn't loyal to mavs

[@PotHead98]

It's literally a circus now. European league has 200x the talent the NBA has rn. And they actually take basketball seriously

[@EarthForces]

Considering how European players actually play way better basketball and is less dependent on "physicality" to outsmart the "divas"? Absolutely true! 😎👍

[@deezhands6060]

Clippers paid Kawhi more than they offered PG. PG Played double the games Kawhi did. PG had a right to feel disrespected

[@Danger-yl9my]

that fact that you can get payed to not do your job is just insane to me. the nba needs to change.

[@ajac4093]

Nobody deserves 280 million dollars for playing a game.

[@prasad530]

Of course they do. They are the key employees to an entertainment show that makes billions of dollars every year.

[@qriminaltv]

​@@prasad530 "Of course, they do"- they don’t, and they never will. How much does a top-level director earn annually at companies like Google, Amazon, or other high-end firms? These individuals are key executives in organizations generating billions in revenue each year. Are their contracts valued at $280 million?

[@Mouchoo]

​@@qriminaltv "In the NBA, players receive approximately 50% of the league's basketball-related income" NBA income was ~$10.5 billion last time i checked you can also add every income from each players respective brands/sponsors to their salary individually basic maths. *Now, instead of acting like some know-it-all agressive douche with that lad for simply spitting facts, write a letter to the NBA CEO or the USA President to complain about how the system in place works and how it pisses you off* *keep in mind that you won't be any more useful nor have any impact about this but hey, at least your pointless anger will be pointed towards the right people.. wouldn't that be something great "qriminaltv" ??* 🤦🤦

[@praeliator]

@@qriminaltv It's easier to replace top level directors since you can learn to be one and can stay at the same job for decades. To be a superstar athlete, you need to have the genetics, innate ability and proper mindset to perform. The market dictates their contract value so you can say they deserve it. The main issue is they're insisting that they're worth more and start acting unprofessionally when they don't get what they want.

[@Bubby937]

The need to fire the commissioner and get a strict one

[@dvdv8197]

NGL, Jimmy's press conference was a great first impression! 👍👏🔥🔥 LET'S GO DUB NATION!! ❤️❤️

[@Youwillnotlikemyopinion]

The fact contracts are 100% guaranteed is crazy. You're a professional athlete, the job is staying in shape and playing hard. Imagine complaining you have to play in the all-star game, rather then showing up excited ready to ball.

[@Zeroksas]

This idea is stupid. It would make NBA less competitive probably would even kill it. Let me tell you what would happen if players get paid 20% guaranteed and 80% for performance. All the best players would join together and form 5 or 6 "superteams" in big markets which would win 80%-90% of games every season. Every player basically would want to join one of these teams as free agent and would even take less "guaranteed" money on contract so they could make much more money from "winning". Meanwhile no one would want to join worst performing teams with constant losing records even if they offer double on performance based contract. Best teams could constantly hire best players in every position while worst teams couln't hire above average player at all and all the rookies would want to leave them as fast as possible for better teams.

[@jordanwest43]

There are YT channels trying to convince ppl that today’s game & players are better than the past. Humorous

[@TheeKing7]

He was a disgruntled employee. Employees don't owe employers as they make money off of them. Butler wanted more and he fought for it. How much they get paid doesn't matter. The team owner gets so much more that it's not even funny.

[@HardTimeBluesCafe]

Thank you.

[@quiveringmoist7558]

Employers don't owe employees that refuse to work. This is about fulfilling legal obligations that the players agreed to not who gets more from this relationship.

[@AdrianVersusTheWorld]

16:01 this shits embarrassing man, I’m sure this dude made this type of vid one time, saw the views and just went all in. No one informed people can be this stupid.

[@CO.PY05]

The NBA should also mix the Eastern and Western Conference teams so there would be no "easy" or "hard" conference. I think the playoffs would be more interesting that way.

[@PhillipV-qm4mf]

The NBA needs to bring back that grit, it's what made the NBA's popularity. How can stars be born without coming up from the grind? Imagine if bird and magic had to "play nice" out on the court? Where would MJ be without having to overcome the bad boy pistons? Soft used to be the furthest thing from describing the NBA, now it's perfect💯

[@DrewDrew-d5d]

THE NBA AINT MAKING THE PLAYERS MONEY THE PLAYERS ARE MAKING THE NBA MONEY LETS MAKE THAT CLEAR

[@dantaylor8197]

I mean this is demonstrably untrue. If you look at revenue earned per team, each team has made less money every year since 2019. If anything, the players aren’t even paying the players. There needs to be some sort of checks-and-balances, and a performance-based contract would make sense; it would encourage players to play full seasons, at their absolute best, which would drive attendance up and encourage revenue in the league again.

[@jahjoeka]

Without the NBA who's gonna pay a 35 yo $200,000,000? Europe?

[@DrewDrew-d5d]

@@dantaylor8197 Ok players won’t play game over now you can watch regular people play that’s how quick the nba can end

[@DrewDrew-d5d]

@@jahjoeka They made 3x more off PG they definitely got there money he’s been playing how many years?

[@beotrice]

It's a symbiotic relationship. I'm not going to get into the fairness of profits and wages in this post, but the NBA needs the players to entertain and the players need the NBA for everything else. There's A LOT of moving parts behind the scenes that make this all happen that the players do not contribute towards whatsoever. Sure, theoretically they can all leave the NBA and join or start some other organization, but they still need an organization that deals with everything but the actual playing itself.

[@briankclayton]

Cmon now bro people don’t like being controlled under any circumstances even for money. That should be obvious. Don’t be so wyt.

[@dvdv8197]

Himmy Buckets as a Warrior... I honestly expect GREAT things!! 👍👏🤩🤩🔥🔥 Hope I'm not wrong. 😊🙏

[@jaad9848]

How many videos are being clickbait thumbnails about "this is what is killing the NBA"

[@jimsmith3918]

It's tough to say players should be grateful right when Dallas stabbed a guy in the back and cost him 78m

[@Senzawa69]

The NBA will always be money first before your feelings and always been lol

[@mishmashmike]

Poor Jimmy. He needs that money to afford his stupid hair. Lets all donate

[@Avg_Joe_001]

Power is in the fan's hands. If they start boycotting games, cancelling subscriptions, and writing to their municipal leaders to stop financing these arenas, then Adam Silver and the stupid owners will have to act.

[@jerrythornton5151]

1:00 LOTTERY??? They work their whole lives to be pros. You jealous bum. Go put the fries in the bag.

[@planetelz8922]

What are you saying idiot, think for god's sake. Doctors, scientists, engineers and others study all their life but they don't have this kind of money. Everyone does the work before the actual performance

[@viinisaari]

Yeah this video is insane

[@Mouchoo]

chill lil bro x) plus he ain't totally wrong there's some highly talented mfs out there that never got the chance to get an NBA contract, or they got a really short one-time contract than nothing more you have crazy good hoopers in Europe that won't/can't move to the States for exemple or in fact even in the States in the G-League you have some mfs average 20-25pts double double Leonard Miller for exemple is a beast and could potentially do well in the big league or Brandon Williams, almost averaging 30pts per game with 38-41% 3pts last years & almost 10 apg i ain't saying they would be all-star level ofc but some of these "unlucky" guys (not really unlucky to be fair, they still earn money to hoop ^^ i mean unlucky cuz it's not quite the same amount of money lol) could easily replace bench players even 6th and perform the same or better ^^

[@jerrythornton5151]

@ you’re a robot

[@ShyGuyInKilt]

Man who wouldn't love a job that you get yearly contract and get payed without doing nothing.

[@thecellulontriptometer4166]

Here's my problem with this analysis, if the NBA does not pay the players, then where do the billions in revenue go? You point out that the star NBA players earn 800 times the average American. But do this same analysis on the Billionaire club that own the teams, and you find people who make NBA salaries look small. We are already in a situation in America where the top 1% continue to consolidate wealth into a higher and higher percentage of the economy as a whole. I'd be all for this if somehow that money went back to the fans, but the TV deals are already there. At least the NBA stars had to outwork thousands of players to be the best at what they do. So instead, you would have the money go to the billionaire owners who often got their money through inheritance rather than work.

[@tsmalls2475]

This would lead to owners making impossible goals in order to keep all the money, creating the same disparities between CEOs and the general workforce. The trickle down affect doesn't work because companies don't let value trickle out of their pockets!!🤦🏾‍♂️

[@justinsalzl1517]

This is a very well put together video. Great summary of the problems that we as fans see.

[@ZL1pegasus]

Love the non-guaranteed contract out there loaded with heavy incentives make these players hungry again.

[@Dude-etiquette]

Butler is a bad example to use in this video. There are a lot worse players like PG that get paid millions and are happy to sit in the bench and count their money

[@MrSuperZerc]

How about changing the rules and judging back to 1990s? NBA was watchable back then.

[@zacharyrodriguez6027]

It’s always “Playoff Jimmy” and never “Finals Jimmy”…..odd

[@Mouchoo]

bruh.. how tf you want him to win the finals on his own ?? ain't seen Adebayo or Hero dropping 40-50 bombs and except Adebayo & Jimmy ain't no one doing good d in the Heat

[@zacharyrodriguez6027]

@ thought he had that dawg in him…or it’s just an excuse when he loses?

[@mbarzda]

"the Sixers didn't just overpay for an aging star they funded the most expensive podcast in NBA history" rofl

[@MrJesseslypig]

There's no consistency. There's a severe lack of basic rule enforcement. This era of NBA is disgraceful.

[@kNeeko]

I think the NBA should not only bring back non-guaranteed contracts… but instead of “contract years” there should be a pre-year requisite/requirement before the contract year that has to be met for them to get the BIG contracts that the play so hard for at the end of these contracts. I think that would do good 😂. MAKE EM’ PLAY FOR THIS BIG MONEY! AS THEY SHOULD.

[@zacharyrodriguez6027]

And people have the never to judge and criticize Tatum and Brown because they have “bad days” on the court yet they show up and show out regardless what team they’re playing

[@Seattlefan77]

Butler's PR team must be incredible. How everyone just forgot the "stupidly locked in" playoffs is beyond me.

[@RangersBasketball]

No guaranteed contracts aren’t the answer. Incentive laden contracts are. Appearance fees, performance fees, award bonuses.

[@afrobino1]

In the 1950s, some NBA players had to pull in a second job because what they were receiving wasn't enough.

[@michaelvaldez4676]

Sounds like the owners funded this video. Owners are messing basketball up not the players. All sports now with Vegas in it is choreographed

[@KevinLuna]

They should also shorten season to 50 games and change the major stats to totals for season like NFL vs PPG

[@AWESOME4710]

I don't wake up 6am in the morning because I'm a good and hard worker, I don't want to get fired and lose my income.

[@Vydru23]

The league needs to adjust contracts to have them be performance based. Non-Gaurenteed is the way forward. This is WHY the NFL has it, to avoid whats happening in the NBA right now. You are paid based on performing, miss games, lose money, don't look after your body, lose money, refuse to play, lose money, play like garbage, lose money.

[@AdrianVersusTheWorld]

Same people talking about the average American income and incentive based contract are watching this video on the clock and would lose their fucking minds if their check was a penny short.