OT Bucher: NBA Owners Will Look To Add NFL-Style Franchise Tag To Next CBA

http://m.bleacherreport.com/article...ok-to-add-nfl-style-franchise-tag-to-next-cba

An interesting idea to say the least. Wouldve helped us out, as we could've franchise-tagged Aldridge and then traded him. Would help teams get return for a player who wants out.

Couldn't be more than a year of control, and the salary would probably be the players cap hold.

 

I like the idea. The ought to have it be 1 time in every 3-4 years though. Also, I think they ought to have it be max salary + 10% extra.

 

Yeah good idea. Then if you can't agree to a long term deal you can just trade the guy.

 

They really fucked teams over by making it pointless to sign and trade.

 

if its the NFL style then i'm pretty sure you can't trade the guy you franchised.

 

I figure it would be tweaked.

 

I like the thought of not being able to trade a guy, vince carter pouting like a child in toronto would never have worked if he knew he couldn't be traded.

 

Yeah, but that screws over the team as they can't get anything in return for the player that will likely leave in the following offseason.

 

That would be the risk of franchising a player imo. It's a good tradeoff.

 

Definitely need to be able to trade a franchised player. Thats half the point of the tag.

 

You know what they should do; is when a team invokes the franchise tag it prevents the team from using any cap space, salary cap exemptions, or adding salary in trades. They can only sign current players or veteran minimum players. It would provide an incentive to work out a long term contract with teams and players. But at the same time it prevents a franchise player leaving a team unexpectedly with zero compensation.

I like the idea of having the tag be bi-annual, or once every 3 years; so if you use it this summer you can't use it next summer. We would've used it on LMA and if he doesn't sign a deal trade his ass. It would force the Thunder to make a brutual choice, franchise Durant and you can keep him for a year; but then they wouldn't have the tag for Westbrook.

 

If he couldn't be traded he would've pouted for the year then walked for nothing. If you can't trade the franchise player the tag's kind of pointless. Just makes an awkward year where the player hates the team, the team and fans hate the player, and nobody can move on.

 

Players are gonna shit their pants when this is proposed. I agree it should be implemented, I just think it will be hard for the players to accept it.

 

If it's something like they get paid the max +15% I dunno how upset the players will really be. Talking maybe two or three players a summer it will apply to out of a union of 400 and those guys who get it will earn ridiculous huge amounts the other members are jealous of. As a group I think the players will care about other stuff far more.

 

Well if LMA knew we were keeping him a year he likely agrees to the 5 year $110 million deal we could offer. If not we trade him to a new team and they agree to him on that 4 year $80 million deal. So the player likely ends up with just as big a contract or bigger, teams have a chance to acquire these players in trade. The difference is the old team doesn't lose their all star for nothing in return.

I agree the union won't be in favor of it. But when there's 100 issues they're negotiating on this is probably #93 on their list.

 

He would've just signed with them next year

 

Wes got the max off his injury. I'm not sure staying healthy makes much of a difference

 

I wish we'd see more non guaranteed or only partially guaranteed contracts like the NFL has.