... Fall of Jimmy Young

[saltlover]

I wish that new CBA rule could come into play this year.

For those that haven't heard yet:

Two-way contracts between the NBA and NBA Development League will offer teams the chance to add 16th and 17th roster spots, and pay players differently based upon their assignments in either the league’s minor league or as part of the parent team, league sources said.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources-nba-players-association-push-closer-to-new-cba-224612785.html

TP for the find, that is good news, could help alleviate the roster crunch next year when we're presumably adding Zizic, Yabs, Nader, and Brooklyn '17.

Tp to allda for the find and kraid for responding exactly how I was going to respond. It's a bummer we can't keep them all this year, but it's unlikely Hunter/Young become a superstar.

Yeah, I saw that too, but I'm not too excited.  I would be surprised if it worked for 1st round rookie contracts.  Maybe it can be used on a second round pick (like Nader), but it's more likely that it will help teams keep the Chris Babbs of the world around a little easier.

[Bobshot]

I like Kelly better than either of them, based on that one video I saw where he torched the Celtics for 20 pts last year as a Laker.

[kraidstar]

I wish that new CBA rule could come into play this year.

For those that haven't heard yet:

Two-way contracts between the NBA and NBA Development League will offer teams the chance to add 16th and 17th roster spots, and pay players differently based upon their assignments in either the league’s minor league or as part of the parent team, league sources said.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources-nba-players-association-push-closer-to-new-cba-224612785.html

TP for the find, that is good news, could help alleviate the roster crunch next year when we're presumably adding Zizic, Yabs, Nader, and Brooklyn '17.

Tp to allda for the find and kraid for responding exactly how I was going to respond. It's a bummer we can't keep them all this year, but it's unlikely Hunter/Young become a superstar.

Yeah, I saw that too, but I'm not too excited.  I would be surprised if it worked for 1st round rookie contracts.  Maybe it can be used on a second round pick (like Nader), but it's more likely that it will help teams keep the Chris Babbs of the world around a little easier.

Could be. Depends on the details, I guess. If these 2-way deals can be negotiated so that first-round picks are able to get all their guaranteed money, it is more plausible they can be included.

Regardless, we need a real minor-league system.

[tarheelsxxiii]

I wish that new CBA rule could come into play this year.

For those that haven't heard yet:

Two-way contracts between the NBA and NBA Development League will offer teams the chance to add 16th and 17th roster spots, and pay players differently based upon their assignments in either the league’s minor league or as part of the parent team, league sources said.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources-nba-players-association-push-closer-to-new-cba-224612785.html

TP for the find, that is good news, could help alleviate the roster crunch next year when we're presumably adding Zizic, Yabs, Nader, and Brooklyn '17.

Tp to allda for the find and kraid for responding exactly how I was going to respond. It's a bummer we can't keep them all this year, but it's unlikely Hunter/Young become a superstar.

Yeah, I saw that too, but I'm not too excited.  I would be surprised if it worked for 1st round rookie contracts.  Maybe it can be used on a second round pick (like Nader), but it's more likely that it will help teams keep the Chris Babbs of the world around a little easier.

It would be helpful if 1st round picks also qualified, but you've read otherwise? Who is responsible for "paying higher salaries to [parent- vs. d-league-teams]"?  Makes sense to limit the rule to 2nd rounders in some scenarios -- article barely touches upon it. But yeah, doubt many teams fuss over 16th and 17th positions, anyway.