NBA Salary Cap

Large Salaries of Pro Athletes Negative Effects On Athletes and Sports Abstract This paper will explain the effects of the luxury contracts of athletes on sports as well as the athlete. The debate is whether the effect is a negative effect or not. This paper will aim to show how the contracts of athletes have changed significantly over time. It will also show how the pro athlete affect the sport of college in different aspects and if that helps or hurt the college athletics or influences

what a salary cap is for. Many athletes such as Brock Oswieler, making 72 million dollars in a four year span, or Alex Rodriguez, making 275 million dollars in a 10 year span, are getting paid way too much. Some players deserve high salaries, but salary caps should be used and decreased in professional sports because a lot of players are being paid monster salaries for sitting on the bench and not being there. The team can’t overspend. Finally, some players get paid tens of millions. Salary caps

NBA players play 82 games in a season, even more if their team makes it to the playoffs. Every player in the NBA is much more skilled than the average person in what they do, which is why they are professionals who are forever trying to perfect their craft and increase their skillset. Every player does not have the same skillset or skill level and that is (no contractions in formal writing) what separates the good players from the great players. Over an 82+ span of games in a season it is incredibly

WNBA vs. NBA Basketball is one of the most popular sports played and watched nationwide and global. Shooting, dribbling, crossing someone up, and even dunking has caught the eye of many people around the world. Many basketball players start at young age playing at a local recreation or YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) to build their skills and IQ of the game. This sport also consists of two genders: male and female. One of the top associations in American sports today is The National Basketball

explains why baseball needs a salary cap by saying "it is the only way to put constraints on what the Yankees are doing and to return the sport to the interesting and suspenseful form of sporting entertainment it once used to be." The Yankees are at an unfair advantage all across the league, and nobody, not Atlanta, Boston, Baltimore, Cleveland, or perhaps even Los Angeles, can acquire talent the way they can. The only way to prevent them from doing so is to put a cap on how much they can pay their

Rodriguez. Alex Rodriguez 's salary in 2013 was $4 million more than the whole Houston Astros roster, making him the highest paid baseball player for the 13th consecutive season (Blum). Although the talent of professional athlete or professional teams should be rewarded through their salaries, there

where injuries are less frequent and less severe along with a better salary or a career where injuries are frequent and sometimes severe, and salaries are not as good. Anyone in their right mind would choose the first option. This will now bring me to my topic, professional basketball is better than professional football. Professional basketball is more dominant than football in three critical areas, injuries sustained, salaries, and the number of years played in the sport. My first point is the

Salary caps in my opinion are bad for players, but worse for rookies. When the salary cap was reintroduced to the NFL’s CBA in 2011 it got stricter for rookies. According to Forbes they state that “the goal was to create parity for and not allow a limited number of NFL owners to dramatically outspend others” (Forbes). The new CBA took bonuses away from rookies and given to veterans. With a salary cap if a player for example a quarterback has a large contract and take up most of the cap space then

The game of basketball was founded by Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith in 1891. It was a game that was first played in local YMCA that helped develop the game to what it is today. The YMCA had a major role in spreading basketball throughout the world. In 1893 basketball was now playing at the collegiate level. A few years later in 1898 the first professional league was founded. The National Basketball League consisted of six teams, but was later abandoned in 1904. The game continued

Basketball has been around for years and there have been a lot of people that have tried to make it to the NBA. Some people have failed and some have succeeded, and, it is extremely hard. Being a basketball player has its advantages and disadvantages. These are the steps to know how to become a player and what you need to do. The job goes way deeper than just playing games there is a lot more to it. During this job, you play and train 24 hours, seven days a week because you need to stay in shape