A new NBA revenue sharing plan is taking shape

During the NBA lockout, as owners griped about a lack of competitive balance and the large salaries that cause it, a chorus of observers (including me) opined that the differences in market viability were more likely to be overcome by improved revenue sharing than by cutting the pay of every player. Changing the playing field for all does little to affect small-market clubs relative to their big-market brothers -- there must be major structural changes for such a result to come about. The NBA decided that revenue sharing would be a topic for post-lockout discussion among owners, not collective bargaining talks. To many (including me), that seemed like a sign they weren't going to cover the issue at all. So we should give credit where it's due and applaud the owners -- especially Celtics owner and plan architect Wyc Grousbeck -- for working out a new system. Talks aren't yet finished, but some details have come to light. Here's the report from John Lombardo of SportsB...