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Message: [QUOTE="UConnCat, post: 5005604, member: 15"] The WNBA has to investigate this as a possible circumvention of the salary cap. Remember last year's finding that the Aces had arranged for impermissible benefits in violation of the CBA. This a description of last year's arrangement: [I]According to a report by The Next, the league is investigating accusations that Las Vegas arranged additional payments for players—for both current players negotiating extensions and free agents the team was recruiting—from outside companies to supplement the salaries the Aces offered within the confines of this season’s salary cap. The sponsorship offers reportedly would require minimal work on the part of the players.[/I] This year's arrangement reportedly doesn't involve the team (or team affiliate) arranging for additional payments -- contracts were between the LVCVA and players' agents -- and pays every player the same amount of money. It looks like the deals require minimal work as confirmed by the LVCVA CEO who said [I]"The offer is really simple. We want you to just play,"[/I] . The language of the CBA relevant to circumvention is below (note the inference). [I]It shall constitute a violation of Section 1(a) above for a Team (or Team Affiliate) to enter into an agreement or understanding with any sponsor or business partner or third party under which such sponsor, business partner or third party pays or agrees to pay compensation for basketball services (even if such compensation is ostensibly designated as being for non-basketball services) to a player under Contract to the Team. [B]Such an agreement with a sponsor or business partner or third party may be inferred where: (i) such compensation from the sponsor or business partner or third party is substantially in excess of the fair market value of any services to be rendered by the player for such sponsor or business partner or third party; and (ii) the Compensation in the Player Contract between the player and the Team is substantially below the fair market value of such Contract[/B][/I] [/QUOTE]

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