OFFICIAL 2010-2011 NBA PLAYOFFS THREAD : VOL. MOST. ANTICIPATED. PLAYOFFS. EVER?

[pmatic]

Franchise player tag

When LeBron James bolted Cleveland this summer, the move not only devastated Cavs fans, it devastated the value of Dan Gilbert’s team to the tune of $200 million.

This year, the Nuggets have been in a high stakes chess match with their star Carmelo Anthony. Despite the fact that Melo has a strong supporting cast and an owner willing to pay the luxury tax to keep them winning, he’s refused to sign a contract extension with the team and has instead, been pushing for the Nuggets to trade him to the team of his choice -- the Knicks.

Owners in Orlando, Utah and New Orleans are growing increasingly anxious about their star players doing the same thing in the summer of 2012. There’s a good chance that Dwight Howard, Deron Williams and Chris Paul all decide to leave good playoff bound teams for bigger markets and to hook up with other stars like the Heat did.

With the owners entrenched in tough negotiations with the Players Association over a new collective bargaining agreement, there’s been a growing movement among owners to add a new weapon to their arsenal -- a franchise player tag.

The franchise player tag isn’t a new concept. The NFL has employed it since 1993. The model is simple. To avoid losing your best player in free agency, owners can tag one unrestricted free agent as a “franchise playerâ€

 

[pmatic]

Franchise player tag

When LeBron James bolted Cleveland this summer, the move not only devastated Cavs fans, it devastated the value of Dan Gilbert’s team to the tune of $200 million.

This year, the Nuggets have been in a high stakes chess match with their star Carmelo Anthony. Despite the fact that Melo has a strong supporting cast and an owner willing to pay the luxury tax to keep them winning, he’s refused to sign a contract extension with the team and has instead, been pushing for the Nuggets to trade him to the team of his choice -- the Knicks.

Owners in Orlando, Utah and New Orleans are growing increasingly anxious about their star players doing the same thing in the summer of 2012. There’s a good chance that Dwight Howard, Deron Williams and Chris Paul all decide to leave good playoff bound teams for bigger markets and to hook up with other stars like the Heat did.

With the owners entrenched in tough negotiations with the Players Association over a new collective bargaining agreement, there’s been a growing movement among owners to add a new weapon to their arsenal -- a franchise player tag.

The franchise player tag isn’t a new concept. The NFL has employed it since 1993. The model is simple. To avoid losing your best player in free agency, owners can tag one unrestricted free agent as a “franchise playerâ€

 

[antbanks81]

Damn that franchise tag could kill next season! As much as I would like to see superstars grow and take the teams that took a chance on them to the top, I don't want anything that will cause another lockout. It's free agency...if you don't put the talent around guys, it's likely they will leave you.

$200 million in a night! Gilbert woulda been better off sucker punching Bron for that and then hauling %%%....%##* an irate letter

 

[antbanks81]

Damn that franchise tag could kill next season! As much as I would like to see superstars grow and take the teams that took a chance on them to the top, I don't want anything that will cause another lockout. It's free agency...if you don't put the talent around guys, it's likely they will leave you.

$200 million in a night! Gilbert woulda been better off sucker punching Bron for that and then hauling %%%....%##* an irate letter

 

[bangdak]

Why cant the Knicks sign Melo to a max contract if they dont renounce Chandler's right?



We only have one first round pick

 

[bangdak]

Why cant the Knicks sign Melo to a max contract if they dont renounce Chandler's right?



We only have one first round pick

 

[IATT]

i dont think the franchise tag would have THAT big of a difference in the NBA (if they follow the NFL model)..

cause teams would happily give up the 2 first picks if they wanted to sign melo (which is the cost of another team signing another team's franchised player)

 

[IATT]

i dont think the franchise tag would have THAT big of a difference in the NBA (if they follow the NFL model)..

cause teams would happily give up the 2 first picks if they wanted to sign melo (which is the cost of another team signing another team's franchised player)

 

[pmatic]

Originally Posted by BangDak

Why cant the Knicks sign Melo to a max contract if they dont renounce Chandler's right?



We only have one first round pick

Cap likely to go down from $58 million.

 

[pmatic]

Originally Posted by BangDak

Why cant the Knicks sign Melo to a max contract if they dont renounce Chandler's right?



We only have one first round pick

Cap likely to go down from $58 million.

 

[mronegative]

Hol a *$*#!*% minute.

Is it possible.....that if Melo plays out the year on the Nuggets and then the lockout happens and this franchise tag gets in....

Could the Nuggets hold him hostage? Hell, couldn't they franchise him and trade him? That'd be bull %#%%.

 

[mronegative]

Hol a *$*#!*% minute.

Is it possible.....that if Melo plays out the year on the Nuggets and then the lockout happens and this franchise tag gets in....

Could the Nuggets hold him hostage? Hell, couldn't they franchise him and trade him? That'd be bull %#%%.

 

[|A-Man|]

Nah Melo still has the option to go for FA. Once he opts out he's a FA and the only thing the new CBA will effect is his max contract. They can't be changing the rules like that to literally preempt a player form being a FA when their contract is up.

If that was the case any team could do it and that would basically eliminate free agency for any superstar player.

 

[|A-Man|]

Nah Melo still has the option to go for FA. Once he opts out he's a FA and the only thing the new CBA will effect is his max contract. They can't be changing the rules like that to literally preempt a player form being a FA when their contract is up.

If that was the case any team could do it and that would basically eliminate free agency for any superstar player.

 

[dontsteponmyshoes]

I think the Bulls should go after Rip

 

[dontsteponmyshoes]

I think the Bulls should go after Rip

 

[physicx]

oh gilbert

 

[physicx]

oh gilbert

 

[airjordan jb23]

at the Gilbert / Ryan Anderson contest.

The one with him & DeShawn never gets old.

 

[airjordan jb23]

at the Gilbert / Ryan Anderson contest.

The one with him & DeShawn never gets old.

 

[durden7]

LeBron needs a muzzle.

 

[durden7]

LeBron needs a muzzle.

 

[JD617]

Episode 2 of The Association is on.

 

[JD617]

Episode 2 of The Association is on.

 

[duba169]

what did he say now