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Omer Asik’s Contract Incentives
When news first broke that Omer Asik would be signing a contract extension with the New Orleans Pelicans, it was originally reported as a 5-year, $60 million deal. That estimation was quickly proven to be an overstatement, as the deal’s total value and length continued to trend downward. Before getting to what the incentives in Asik’s contract […]
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CBA-Legal Trade Scenarios for Robin Lopez
In yesterday’s update, we introduced a few possible scenarios that could make the previously exposed 3-team trade legal under the rules of the CBA. With more valuable insight from Jason Calmes, we expand on those scenarios here, and add a few more as well.
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Figuring out the Hornets’ Salary Figure
Let’s walk through once and for all, until Dell does something.
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Hornets CBA FAQ Part Three: Ryan Anderson Sign-and-Trade, Cap Space, Trading Picks, and Summer Contracts
In the latest FAQ, we look at some questions facing Hornets fans with respect to cap space and the Eric Gordon situation . . . and summertime!
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Hornets CBA FAQ Part Two: Buyer’s Remorse, Gordon Sign then Trade, Cap Space, Nick Collison
We take another look at the parts of the CBA that affect the Hornets near-term and mid-term.
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With a Hammer
I have almost no idea what continues to perpetuate the Chris Paul situation, and I have absolutely no idea what’s going to happen in the end. The latter is way too hard for someone in my position to figure out. Staring at twitter or news feeds and hoping that `the answer’ pops out is hopeless; […]
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Dell Customer Support
For a hundred reasons, I’d be surprised if any of us sees Dell around today or tomorrow if the reports of the NBA killing the proposed trade for Chris Paul to the Lakers are true, even if something he thinks is better replaces it, which is doubtful since he would have taken that deal to […]
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What Game are We Playing?
I thought this was a team in a basketball league, but I’m questioning this most fundamental assumption. For two successive offseasons, fans have celebrated the possible arrival of a player as if they had won a title. This seems so contrary to the basic nature of sports to me that I have to ask: What […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 38: Loving the CBA in all the wrong places
The guys return for the 2011-2012 season as the CBA is tentatively agreed on. Â Ryan, Michael and special guest Jason Calmes sink their teeth into the CBA, talk about how it impacts the boys in Creole Blue and the rest of the league. Â Also, prepare to be disgusted by Michael. Â Like usual.
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It’s Tomorrow for Hornets Fans: Time to Think About Chris Paul
On Saturday Michael wrote about how great it was that a new CBA has been agreed upon by the Players and Owners, who will now be collectively known as the NBA. One problem? It doesn’t help the Hornets keep Chris Paul. Let’s review. No hard cap (or anything even close) Luxury tax penalties will start […]
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Be happy about the deal today; worry about Paul tomorrow
As predicted, the second that this new deal was announced, Hornets fans started wondering what it’s impact would be on the future of Chris Paul. Of course, national writers haven’t made it any easier as they make allusions to what the allowance of extend-and-trade deals will mean for Chris Paul and Dwight Howard, but that […]
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CBA Framework Established, More Work to Do
Details will follow over the course of the next few days, and this thing can be derailed by a number of factors, but a CBA framework has been established. This means the BRI split and major system issues have been agreed upon by the negotiators. The lawyers, antitrust folks, etc. weren’t in on this. This […]
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Christmas Has to Come Now or Never
I’ve been complaining all week and more about the extension of Christmas into the Rhineland and on towards the Paris of Thanksgiving’s season. This is not because I could possibly care less about either holiday . . . I could not . . . but because it is just pure subjugation of the season to […]
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What the proposed CBA means to the Hornets and Chris Paul
ESPN has obtained a copy of the seven page offer that the players plan on discussing, and possibly voting on, at some point today. It might be pointless to break down this current proposal, as speculation continues to grow that the players will turn down this latest offer and push for decertification, but what else […]
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Night of the Living Deadline
After meeting for 12 hours on deadline day, the small groups representing the NBA and NBPA could not agree to the framework for a collective bargaining agreement. Stern said nothing was worked out and that there are many issues other than the five points believed to be the most important. Silver indicated the system and […]
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Will Wednesday Be the Beginning or End of It All?
The Short: The sides arrived at no deal after 8.5 hours of negotiating Saturday. A deal the owners say they will pass has been rejected by the players, but will remain on the table until the close of business Wednesday. After that, the deal gets worse. The Long: Despite some encouraging words from “sources”, what […]
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Life Goes On
Tonight the NBA won’t be tipping off. This will trigger a cascade of other non-happenings around the world. People won’t be donning their gear, heading to their arenas, and dreaming of defeating the hated whomevers. Restaurants and bars won’t be brimming with fans, ready to take a load off and relax from the daily grind. […]
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42 Seconds: Serendipity
I’ve rarely been falsely accused of being upbeat, optimistic, etc. I’ve believed something good was going to happen because I didn’t have enough information, but that’s not the same thing. Of late, however, I seem to have a spring in my step, at least compared to the people I converse with about the NBA, or, […]
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The NBA’s Labor Revolutions
An Economic Analysis of the NBA, Part II Previous Installment: An Economic Analysis of the NBA, Part I: The NBA is a Cartel In our previous post in this economic analysis of the NBA, we looked at the basic framework for understanding the NBA as an economic firm and how the teams’ owners operate as […]
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Covering Lockout Coverage
Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? — Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis, Satire VI I read alot. Anyone who’s been around Hornets247 since Ryan pulled the “Hold this for a minute” trick on me with the news about 13 months ago, or around Hornets Report since we started our alliance about 5 months ago, has gotten a feel […]