Comments on: The NBA: Where High-Demand Expiring Contracts Happen http://howtowatchsports.com/2010/03/the-nba-where-high-demand-expiring-contracts-happen/ Unnecessarily in-depth sports analysis Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:36:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Matt Swenson http://howtowatchsports.com/2010/03/the-nba-where-high-demand-expiring-contracts-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-3219 Matt Swenson Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:52:25 +0000 http://howtowatchsports.com/?p=2237#comment-3219 Three men contribute the lion's share of value for most NBA teams. Five more contribute everything else. As a result, teams pay a premium for individuals of significant value.* With higher salaries being unfeasable, players can collectively demand other favorable conditions, like guaranteed money. *Or, in many cases, when GMs or owners convince themselves an unproductive player is productive. Three men contribute the lion’s share of value for most NBA teams. Five more contribute everything else. As a result, teams pay a premium for individuals of significant value.* With higher salaries being unfeasable, players can collectively demand other favorable conditions, like guaranteed money.

*Or, in many cases, when GMs or owners convince themselves an unproductive player is productive.

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