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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
This would result in the loss of a ton of income for the players. I can't see them agreeing to this. They want reliable incomes.
However, it might be a good idea if the league limits contract lengths to 6 years. The last CBA added a term limit, and it put an end to the ridiculous 12-20 year contracts that ruined so many teams and circumvented the cap.
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How would they lose income? The way the buyout system works now costs them millions - correct me if I’m wrong, but it’s 66% of the value remaining, spread out over double the length of term.
If we owe James Neal $20M, we should be able to cut James Neal a cheque for $20M and be done with him, carrying his full $5.75m cap hit for one year following the buyout.
That makes sense to me.
What doesn’t make sense is Paying Neal $13M over 8 years and carrying $2M in dead money for two full presidential terms.