With the first pick in the 2017 NBA draft the Philadelphia 76ers select another draft bust that is undeveloped‚ not mature enough to be in the NBA‚ and wasting the NBA’s salary money. By examining the player development‚ the money wasted on salaries‚ and the player immaturity‚ it is clear that the NBA needs to raise the age limit. When a NBA player spends one year in college he is not spending as much time on his development as he could. Also by entering the draft at an earlier age he is wasting
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Background The NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement is the contract between the NBA team owners and the NBA Players Association that dictates the rules of player contracts‚ trades‚ revenue distribution and the salary cap. Since the previous CBA signed in 2005 was going to be expired before July 2011‚ the two parties‚ team owners and basketball players had to come up with a new CBA for the upcoming few seasons. According to the CBA signed in 2005‚ a soft cap system (at $58 million) was adopted
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Top 3 NBA Title Contenders The National Basketball Association (NBA) is known as one of the best professional sports leagues in the world. The thirty-two teams in the league work hard to get to the NBA Championship after the tough and long season. Only sixteen teams of the thirty-two will be able to compete for the championship‚ but which team will be the one standing as champion? Each team is filling their rosters up to be prepared for the new season. The NBA is full of talent leaving many to
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From Mali‚ to the NBA Cheick Diallo is proving basketball is a global sport Cheick Diallo has always had NBA player written all over him. Whether it was in Kanas‚ or High School Diallo always had the eye of scouts‚ and the basketball world. His unique talent set has always been appealing to teams‚ when given minutes‚ he’s shown he can defend multiple positions‚ and play anywhere from shooting guard to center depending on the lineup. Despite his unlimited potential as a pro Diallo is struggling
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Fair Play in the NBA: A Modest Proposal As surprising as it may be to those who are not themselves fans of the National Basketball Association‚ Anglo-Americans are vastly outnumbered by other ethnicities. In fact‚ African-Americans hold a majority of positions‚ command higher average salaries‚ and receive more attention for their accomplishments in the media. Although there are a number of Anglo-Americans employed by the NBA‚ few ever manage to obtain equality in the field. For example‚ the
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I think the best NBA team is the Boston Celtics because they’re good. Furthermore‚ the Boston Celtics also have the most NBA championships in the league. The Boston Celtics had one of the best players to ever play the game named Bill Russell he was only six‚ eight compared to a regular NBA center who was about six eleven through seven foot‚ he was one of the best defensive players back then‚ he also had a really high vertical. Some might argue that the Boston Celtics aren’t the best team that ever
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Ashlee Bryant Final Paper 2011 NBA Lockout BA-208-01 Instructor April Phillips At the very beginning of the term when I found out that we would have an assignment that would last the entire term I cringed. However as I kept reading about the assignment I automatically thought about the 2011 NBA lockout. When I chose this topic I did not know a lot about how the NBA (National Basketball Association) and NBPA (National Basketball Players Association) functioned as a whole. I do know about
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I have been a National Basketball Association fan for decades now. I can remember when I was young; I would just sit there on a Sunday afternoon and just stare. Stare without any interruption at my family’s television. Watching the greatness of Michael Jordan‚ who I watched‚ win 6 Championships. The rivalry between the Miami Heat and the New York Knicks was one of the greatest series in playoff basketball in the history of the N.B.A. The love of basketball runs deep within me‚ not just with the sport
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It’s official! The NBA All-Star game will be returning to Los Angeles in 2018! Commissioner Adam Silver made the announcement that All-Star weekend will take place at Staples Center in Los Angeles for the 3rd time (Hosted previously in 2004 and 2011). The weekend in L.A. will kick off February 16th with the Rising Stars Challenge then the infamous Saturday Night Festivities on the 17th‚ and concludes with the 67th All Star Game on the 18th (For those looking for dates). The Lakers and Clippers will
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He is one of the greatest NBA players of all time‚ and he also has built‚ and will continue to build‚ a great legacy off the court. He truly is amazing‚ there are no words to describe him. He has inspired many to rise up and be like him. He‚ like everyone‚ is part hero and part villain. He is the Black Mamba‚ Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bean Bryant is a recently retired professional basketball player‚ shooting guard/small forward for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He has worn two numbers in his
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