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Originally Posted by Parallex
No obligation sure... but I'd argue that Olympic participation benefits the league through the additional exposure for the sport.
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The owners clearly disagree. And they are the ones paying the bills.
As far as the players hating escrow goes, that is very easy to fix. Instead of setting the 50% share of HRR as the salary midpoint, set it as the salary cap. Yes, this means the players will make significantly less on their direct contracts, as salaries would have to be dramatically lowered, but there would not only be no escrow at all, but the league would have to send the union millions of dollars to top up to that 50% share at the end of every season. All players would get a bonus cheque at the end of the year.