re: NBA looking to change Luxury Tax

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Currently the 1st tier is $0-$4.99 million. Raise that first tier to say $10 million and maybe lower the rate from 1.5x to 1.25x and you'll have teams like the Pels and Grizzlies feeling a lot more comfortable going into it

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It would help, but not sure how much.

Say, you're at $4mil over, 1.5x vs 1.25x is a difference of $1mil total. So yes, it IS a difference. But as someone pointed out, the big issue is missing out on the revenue share going back to you for not going into the tax, which is something like $17 mil a year lately.

So, rough match obviously, you're looking at "losing" $23mil total, but under your proposal, you lose $22mil. So a savings and a difference, no question. But enough to entice teams like the Pels and Grizzlies to dip into the tax? Not sure.

Don't get me wrong, I get where you gotta save at some point. Like the Warriors a few years ago, they added someone like Oubre and the total cost was something like $74mil for 1 season of Oubre. And also if you're a losing team not going anywhere, yea you're just wasting money by going into the tax. But generally speaking, if you're not going to spend up a little on your team, then why do you own the team?