In a typical year, October brings with it Jimmy Howard Kids Jersey the start of another basketball season. Fans from Florida to California pile into arenas and fill the stadium seating with their cheers, jerseys and bags of popcorn.
In 2011, this wasn't exactly the case. Arenas, locker rooms and practice facilities sat empty and quiet as players and owners remained gridlocked in an ongoing debate about salary caps, revenue division and luxury taxes. The heated negotiations began in July and eventually resulted in a lockout -- only the 4th in NBA history. For 161 days, the players and owners debated back and forth as fans http://www.officialauthenticredwings.com/authentic-4-jakub-kindl-jersey.html eagerly awaited an armistice and the dawn of the season.
The end finally came in early December when players and owners reached an agreement and signed a CBA (collective bargaining agreement). Players returned to the court and fans prepped for opening games on Christmas day. Because the season was cut from the usual 82 games to only 66, will it have any impact on player salaries?
The answer is first no, and then maybe. If you take it by the numbers, it's apparent that not only did the NBA's top players not lose money, they actually increased their Brock Nelson Youth Jersey salaries as per a normal annual raise. Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers held the #1 spot with a salary of more than $25 million, a 2-percent increase from his salary last season. Other top-paid players, such as Kevin Garnet of the Boston Celtics and San Antonio's Tim Duncan, garnered as much as a 13-percent salary increase from last year.
Considering the shortened season, should players be receiving as much money as they do for a regular full season? (Or more, in many cases.) Wouldn't it be nice if all people could work a "shortened year" and not only maintain their salary but secure a raise?
While it might seem unfair, keep in mind: there's already some inherent unfairness about one person coming with a multi-million dollar price tag. But wealth distribution http://www.officialislandersshop.com/authentic-31-billy-smith-jersey.html aside, the fact that salaries remained unfazed by the lockout lends credit to the NBPA (National Basketball Players Association). In a time of the crisis, the players' union did exactly what a union is supposed to -- it protected its members. Opinions aside about whether or not the players' claims and demands were justified, the NBPA did exactly what it was designed to do.