NBA to announce 9-year, $24 billion TV deal with ESPN, Turner

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    SlyPokerDog, Oct 5, 2014
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    Boom goes the dynamite.
     
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    Damn, you could raise the salary cap by $50 million a year and still have money left over.

    But I'm sure next contract the owners will still claim they're losing money.
     
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    Lol the Lakers and Nets just breathed a sigh of relief.
     
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    Sounds like a lotta money. But really, what was the previous deal? Without knowing the previous deal, this may not be that much.
     
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    I want NBA on NBC dammit
     
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    It's in the link I posted.

    That's nearly three times as much as the current deal, which runs for $930 million a season and expires in 2016. Under that arrangement, ESPN pays $485 million, while Turner pays $445 million. It's unclear how the two rights holders will split the pot this time around.

    The price was expected to rise given the league's growing popularity, but this is still a surprise. Previous estimates suggested the new contract would be worth close to $2 billion a season, but these new figures are closer to $3 billion.
     
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    When you have one NBA team selling for 2 billion, and another one potentially selling for that much (or whatever it was) AND they sign a 24 billion dollar contract....the next time the owners claim they're losing money, the players can just point to this and go "yeah....no you're not".

    Hopefully this speeds up the return to Seattle though. Even though the NBA on ESPN/ABC fucking blows.
     
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    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I also hope it means that there are more games on TV, and less blackouts.
     
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    I only glossed over it the first time through. That's some big money. I don't see how the teams can operate in the red any longer with this deal.
     
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    This.
     
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    THIS.

    Turner payed a ton... Maybe they will get more games? Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights on TNT would be GLORIOUS.
     
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    Is my math right, that this TV deal works out to almost 90 million, per team, per year?
     
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    Comcast paid $100mill for the Blazers broadcasting rights. I wonder what they'll offer in 2 years when it's time to negotiate the next contract. I don't see anyone able to offer more than Comcast.
     
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    that's the sad thing about it too. The Blazers will just re-sign with Comcast, and we'll have another 10 years of no games on Dish or Direct because they don't need to do anything about it.

    Joy...
     
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    Maybe Fox Sports can offer something sexy.
     
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    The HCP just might be able to take that trip to Europe with his wife now!
     
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    Great the players will get paid more, the owners will get paid more and the ticket prices will...........
     
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    Seriously, there should be no excuse for games not selling out now. Lower the prices to whatever is needed to make sure the arenas are jumping. Or they can squeeze out every penny possible. Hmmm.
     
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