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re: Steph Curry: NBA stars are underpaid, would like to have equity in NBA franchises
Posted on 5/5/26 at 3:22 pm to JohnnyKilroy
Posted on 5/5/26 at 3:22 pm to JohnnyKilroy
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He’s not wrong. The biggest stars are underpaid while you have a ton of borderline/low end all stars who are grossly overpaid.
You don’t have a league without tiered labor.
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 3:36 pm to RelicBatches86
NBA players are by far the most pussy male pro athletes on the planet.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 3:55 pm to Dizz
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This only applies to a handful of players.
Agreed. But for the owners to remove the salary cap and eliminate max/supermax contracts, the players would need to do away with a salary floor and veteran minimums. The are way more players benefiting from the floor and from veteran minimums than ones being inhibited in earnings by the max/supermax and their votes count as equal in the players association.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 3:57 pm to Gen Patton
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This might be the dumbest statement ever made by anyone That said, if the revenue received by players and stars is not commensurate and proportionate to overall league revenue per the CBA compared to other sports and their respective CBAs, then they will definitely need to address that the next time the CBA expires
You’re retarded. Nobody is saying the % revenue split is disproportionate. Posters are saying the top 2-5 players in the NBA bring more value to their franchises than the current CBA contract structure allows, and it’s true.
But I also think everyone agrees that the current contract structure is overpaying way more players than players that are underpaid.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 4:07 pm to castorinho
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Not gonna watch all that. But considering the structure of the NBA salaries. Max/super max etc, what he's saying is 100% correct for the stars.
Any CBA that sets a salary structure is, by definition, going to have some players who are overpaid and some who are underpaid relative to their actual value.
That's common sense.
But, on the other end, if there was no CBA salary structure, the guarantees would disappear along with the guarantee of rev share overall.
It is the way it is because the players negotiated and agreed that it should be that way.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 4:12 pm to RelicBatches86
They took zero risk and a valuation is just that and it doesn't mean someone would pay that much for the team.
Would he take 95% less salary for 1% of the team? This would also mean, he can't leave for a higher contract. Then he'd have to stay employed until his ownership vests - 5 years or more.
Would he take 95% less salary for 1% of the team? This would also mean, he can't leave for a higher contract. Then he'd have to stay employed until his ownership vests - 5 years or more.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 4:13 pm to TROLA
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You don’t have a league without tiered labor.
Sure you can.
But, these superstars wouldn't like the game if that we the case. These dudes would be playing with a target on their back.
I'd much prefer it that way.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 4:16 pm to RelicBatches86
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Steph Curry: NBA stars are underpaid, would like to have equity in NBA franchises
Posted on 5/5/26 at 4:22 pm to Gen Patton
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NBA stars are underpaid
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This might be the dumbest statement ever made by anyone
Without max salaries, your mega stars would be making a lot more money because they are underpaid.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 4:24 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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But for the owners to remove the salary cap and eliminate max/supermax contracts
You only need to do the latter.
And even if there was no cap, players are set at making a set % of league revenue no matter what.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 4:24 pm to SlowFlowPro
Also it makes sense when you consider the numbers.
In 2009, the year they drafted Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors were valued at approximately $315 million.
They are currently valued at over $11 billion dollars.
It would have been nice for steph if he could've owned some stake in the team like employees can own stock in a company.
It does not apply to 99% of pro athletes and seems tough to set up a way for it to happen, but in this specific case it kinda makes sense. He has played his entire career for the same team.
In 2009, the year they drafted Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors were valued at approximately $315 million.
They are currently valued at over $11 billion dollars.
It would have been nice for steph if he could've owned some stake in the team like employees can own stock in a company.
It does not apply to 99% of pro athletes and seems tough to set up a way for it to happen, but in this specific case it kinda makes sense. He has played his entire career for the same team.
This post was edited on 5/5/26 at 4:26 pm
Posted on 5/5/26 at 4:30 pm to RelicBatches86
frick THAT GUY! Crazy to think that….
Posted on 5/5/26 at 4:31 pm to RelicBatches86
Curry is one of the few athletes in any sport that generated as much interest in the sport because his long range shooting was unprecedented and changed the game. If Jayson Tatum never existed for instance, the NBA would be in the exact same place. Curry legitimately lifted the sport. But he made countless endorsement money off his basketball career too.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 4:37 pm to TheWalrus
I simply cannot grasp what interest anyone with a modicum of intelligence in 2026 would have in the NBA. Absolute trash product.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 4:51 pm to RelicBatches86
Fine Steph. While you’re at it, eliminate guaranteed contracts.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 4:57 pm to SlowFlowPro
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You only need to do the latter. And even if there was no cap, players are set at making a set % of league revenue no matter what.
If there is no cap there will be no floor. The floor was the compromise that the owners offered in order to achieve the cap to limit their exposure to a single player getting hurt and tanking their revenue. Unless the NBA players are just significantly better with their money and can afford an extended lockout, I don’t see how they can afford to negotiate no cap but still keep a floor of any level.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 4:59 pm to moneyg
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But, on the other end, if there was no CBA salary structure, the guarantees would disappear along with the guarantee of rev share overall.
Does the CBA stipulate guaranteed contractor has that just become the norm?
Posted on 5/5/26 at 5:07 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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Does the CBA stipulate guaranteed contractor has that just become the norm?
It stipulates guaranteed contracts.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:32 pm to Tower_Tiger12
I guess the players take care of the arenas, plan everything, etc.
They have no idea what goes into making game night a fun experience.
They have no idea what goes into making game night a fun experience.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 7:01 pm to castorinho
I’d argue right now they are the most overpaid. The media rights deal they have is shite for ESPN/TNT. They got hosed
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