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Message: [QUOTE="BRS24, post: 4658085, member: 197"] Fair point. However if the NBA is subsidizing the G league, and I cannot imagine that it is making a huge profit, then smaller support for 24 extra players is possible. There's more $$$$ spent on the G minor league so that teams can stash players not yet ready for the NBA, as there are 27 teams with 12 players = 324 players, average salary of $40k = $13 million. WNBA first rounders #9-12 earn $68.3k, 2nd rounders $65.3k, and 3rd rounders $63.3k. If you took the 18 2-3 round players that were cut, that amounts to $1.1 million. Add 6 more former players at even the high end of 1R ($74.3k) brings the total to $1.6 million, a far cry (12%) from the G league, however this small amount may go a long way to keep players engaged with the league, and also earn incremental fan interest. Every little bit helps. [/QUOTE]