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Crazy Ted
Jul 29, 2003

Eddy Bulundees posted:

I think you get rid of the rookie wage scale at that point and go with whatever the current market demands. There will be plenty of players getting big money that don't pan out but that's not different than now.
I was just about to post this.

Part of what makes tanking, especially in the NBA, such an attractive prospect is that thanks to the rookie wage scale teams can hoard young stars on contracts that are generally worth less than their market value by their third year if they pan out.

Forcing teams to pay top draft picks like the stars they're expected to be forces teams to make tougher decisions when it comes to their spending. Tank and spend the money on a young player in the hopes they hit their potential? Or go after more established players?

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