I posted this on the Greg Oden Cansucko whispers thread, but I was thinking about this and how it could possibly be the new direction of the NBA. My proposed offer (incentive program) was this: I think the best possible deal for Oden; would be giving him incentives. Maybe a base salary of 8-10 mil per season with perks each season. 1.) 1 million bonus if he averages a double double 2.) 500k bonus for over 1.5 blocks a game 3.) 1.5 mil bonus for averaging more than 13 rebounds a game. 4.) 1.5 mil bonus for playing more than 60 games a season. Something like that. I don't know if the team would be on the hook for the entire amount (In terms of cap); but if their was an incentive program that could net Oden 12.5-14.5 mil per season, but can drop to 8-10 mil if injured, it would be best for both sides. What would be nice is if the NBA and CBA agreed that you could offer incentives that will not account for cap. So a player like Roy (getting max of 15-16 mil per season) could actually be re-worked based on performance, health and individual stats. A new Roy contract (Now obviously he is already guaranteed, but I am just using his salary as a reference.) Say he gets 16 mil per season, but 6 mil is based on perks or incentives. LIKE: Base salary of 10 mil (Only applies to cap): Bonuses: 1.) 2 mil for scoring over 20 a game 2.) 1 mil for playing over 60 games a season 3.) 500 k for averaging over 4 boards a game 4.) 1 mil for more than 4 assists a game 5.) 500 k for more than 1 steal a game 6.) 1 mil for shooting over 45% Basically this would give him a total of 16 mil for the season, but would only account for 10 mil on the Blazer's cap. Probably not gonna happen, but I think if the NBA and CBA agree to this; you can actually have a serious "Hard Cap" and teams would be able to equal the playing field.
im pretty sure they allow incentives now, at least for like allstar game appearances and mvps and stuff.
All-star appearances are good incentives, or games played, or team making playoffs. I’m not sure about PPG or BPG type of specific stat incentives though, if Oden is really close to one of those numbers it may be a situation where he has to worry about getting points instead of contributing in other areas to help the team win. Or with blocks he would have to go for blocks instead of rebounds. I’m not certain I would want those to be a major portion of his contract.
Very good point. I wouldn't mind encentives for games played though. That would definitely help the team. Maybe rebounds and assists too, since rebounding and assists are team incentives.
Oh I know they allow incentives now; but I was more talking about the incentives won't count against the cap. That would allow teams to stay in the boundries of a "hard cap"; with the option to give players incentives.
well that would just get weird, like ok base salary 1 million, and a 10 million dollar bonus if you play 1 game
Well obviously it would have to be worked out. Say incentives can't equal a certain percentage of the base salary. So like if a player has a base of 10 mil, they are only allowed to give 30% increased incentives (basically another 3 mil)
In the current CBA they have likely and unlikely incentives. Likely incentives, such as playing a few games or a playoff team returning to the playoffs count against the cap. Unlikely incentives, such as the Knicks making the playoffs or Camby winning MVP, don’t count against the cap.
