The End of the Nuclear Winter

And so ends the Great Extortion of 2011. But let’s give the owners some credit. Call them collusive. Call them greedy. And just to create news cycles, call them plantation owners too – but one thing you cannot criticize them for is poor negotiating skills. They came to the negotiating table with the players with so many asks, both large and small, that by the time they gave a few crumbs up here and there, everyone (present company included) felt that the players got a great deal with a BRI share of 51.2% (Fish – was it the 0.2% that tipped the deal over?)! Details are beginning to leak out on the NBA lockout update and agreement between owners and players, so we decided to analyze the impact of what we know (or think we know) are the biggest changes so far, and how it will affect the landscape of the NBA.   1.    Revenue sharing: Players share of BRI is reduced from 57% to 51.2% By all accounts, the players have agreed to a deal structure that would lower the 57% share of basketball...