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Message: [QUOTE="Chuck, post: 4840973, member: 1646"] 1) I'm surprised that the union hasn't pushed for something like that. So many quality vets seem to sign consecutive 1 year veteran minimum contracts. It's not like the first round picks are going to stay in college or go to Europe. They're entering the draft regardless. 2) I agree that the NBA should fund the heck out of the G League and think giving seniority would be clever, but may not be practical. The problem is that with the direction college basketball is going, there's a good chance it will pay more than a well-funded G league. I don't know of any financially successful US minor league. Some scrape by OK, but none can pay their players like the NIL money that mediocre high major college players are getting nowadays. Look at English soccer. Traditionally, the second and even third level were profitable, but not anymore. It's become Premier League (or maybe Championship) or bust. I think the NCAA will still be the minor leagues. I don't know that is particularly bad for the NBA. It allows them to truly see what a player is. I think your comments about Lottery failures is only part of the failure. A lot of the guys seem to take a number of years to get good. So even if they turn out to be a good NBA player, the team picking them just overpaid for a few years and stands to lose the player in free agency right when they are worth their salary. 3) I don't see this one happening. A contract is a contract, except in the NFL. Although it would be fun to watch. I can see better franchises jumping on the jetsam of notoriously bad franchises. [/QUOTE]

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