Quote from: jakelyson on Today at 08:56:38 PM

Quote from: sana54210 on Today at 08:05:12 PM

I still think NBA needs to reconsider this cap space thing, we are at a level where almost every team is above the allowed cap space with just 3 players, and if not, at maximum 5-6 people passes it easily, meaning you cannot build a decent "team", you build a great core and terrible helpers around them which makes no sense to me. We need to raise the cap space a bit, just a bit, but also drop what the biggest names could make, 50+ million levels is not acceptable, doesn't leave enough for anyone else.

Or they should stop overpaying some athletes so they can make space for other good athletes to join their club. Also, they can always pay the luxury tax if they really want to pay big and get more athletes.

And, if you have maxed your salary cap with just 5-6 players, you are already a superteam. If you raise the cap, then some teams will just hoard all the stars and there will be no more competitiveness in the league.

Quote from: sana54210 on Today at 08:05:12 PM

Clarkson cannot technically go to Lakers because Lakers do not have a cap space available and Clarkson is not a minimum contract guy. He would probably either stay, or leave to a team that could pay him a good amount, otherwise it doesn't make sense for him to take a cut.

If they trade westbrook, it will create a LOT of space. WB is eating a chunk of LA Lakers cap.

I agree, that's what separates the good teams from the best. Cost allocation and identifying steals that are undervalued. In baseball it tends to be the team that spends the most has a good shot to be there in the end. With caps it helps level the aging field. If they raise the cap and lower the amount someone can make it only means they will give lower level players more money. The talent is what it is, that won't change with caps or maxes