Why does NBA need labor negotiation?

Reason1:Of the 30 teams in the NBA, 22 are losing money every year, which is unacceptable to businessmen such as bosses. This is the direct cause. In the last labor contract, the players took 57% of the league's total annual income every year. The bosses felt that it was too much, so they had to reduce the players' share and increase their own. Because of one percentage point, they can get an extra 100 million, also for the boss and the trade union.

The second reason: the strong teams are too strong and continue to become stronger, which makes it difficult for some small teams to make a comeback. In the last labor contract, teams that exceeded the luxury tax and salary cap can still continue to strengthen. They can have a middle-class contract every year. This middle-class contract is 580W, which is very attractive. There is a two-year exception of 300W W every two years, and you can use the Bode clause to renew your contract with unlimited salary, without salary restrictions. Example: The Lakers' salary in 2009 has far exceeded the luxury tax. However, they still renewed Pau Gasol's 3-year 6000W contract with Bode clause, renewed Odom's 3-year 2700W contract with Bode clause, and signed Artest League with middle-class contract. There are too many benefits for teams that exceed the salary cap, so the boss proposes to carry out a series of hard salary caps and cancel the middle-class contract. But these were rejected by the union.

Reason 3: Superstars cling to each other. James's "decision" last summer was also the fuse of labor negotiations. Camiro Anthony left the Nuggets in the middle of last season, which made the bosses feel that the team could no longer keep their superstars and their own interests.

Reason 4: Players get paid and don't work. Many players won the super contract after playing an excellent game, but then their performance disappointed the team, failed to give more help to the team, and even destroyed the atmosphere of the team. The boss continued to pay thousands of dollars every year. This makes the boss very unhappy and greatly harms the long-term interests of the team, so they advocate that the league should set up a clause to give the team a chance to lay off a player who they think does nothing with money every year. This player's salary would not have been included in the salary cap, but unfortunately the salary boss paid it anyway. This clause has basically been recognized by the trade union, and the details are now being discussed.

The lockout not only disappointed fans, but also made many people unemployed. If you stop for a month, the players will lose 400 million dollars and the boss will lose a lot, but these are the trends of interests. A labor contract can last 10 years or even longer. Maybe those long-term interests are what they are all concerned about!