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Message: [QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 4838998, member: 833"] That's not what I am doing. I am making a relatively straightforward argument: That the current NBA draft is broken and teams are better off trading their draft picks than using them. I provided some evidence, such as the first round has become increasingly randomized in terms of where talent comes from within that round. The current system strongly encourages kids to jump as early as possible. As a result, the NBA ends up with higher risk picks that take years to be productive, and quality players don't get a chance because so many roster spots are tied up with 1 and dones that can't play but are under guaranteed contract. I even have some solutions: 1) More NBA player compensation should be production based. Players are guaranteed roughly 50% of NBA revenue per the current CBA. Under the current structure, productive veterans are punished because 19 year olds are tying up big chunks of the salary cap for years despite producing nothing. Why do veterans agree to that? Veterans should demand a component of players revenue share be allocated among the players based on production, and take that money out of the rookie contracts. If a kid wants to come out at 19 and ride the bench for 2 years, he would get paid, but not really get paid. 2) NBA G League - I think the wheels will come off college sports soon enough, but if I was the NBA, I would start promoting my minor league more aggressively now, and also give at least partial credit for minor league activity towards NBA seniority. This would push more players to the G League, making it more marketable, and would result in a better quality of player when they get to the NBA, compared to burying a kid on an NBA bench and hoping he develops. There are other things the NBA could do to promote the G League. 3) Quick Cut - An NBA team should have a "quick cut" option to walk away from a completely failed draft pick. If an NBA franchise decides by March of the rookie year that a player is just not working out, they should be able to walk away from the guarantee. There should be a limit on the number of times a franchise can do this, maybe once every three years or something, but there should be consequences to the player for completely sucking, and make a player think twice about jumping to the League when they are completely unready. And that player getting cut will open up a slot for another player. [/QUOTE]

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