Kawhi Leonard’s load-management habit in HUGE trouble as NBA looks to end fans being cheated
Load management is one of the key topics of discussion in the new deal being negotiated by the NBA and the NBA players association
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Kawhi Leonard‘s load management is a problem that has plagued the NBA in recent years and Adam Silver is looking to change that. A new collective bargaining agreement has been discussed between the NBA and the NBPA for several months, but a deal has yet to be reached. The details of this document include – the following “The league would like to come up with a way to ensure that star players participate. Load management has become a major issue in recent years. Players frequently miss nationally televised games, and fans feel cheated when they purchase tickets to see players who don’t suit up.”
Kawhi Leonard has been known for his load management antics ever since his time in San Antonio and was one of the reasons he left in the first place. The main issue with load management stems from the globalization of the NBA, which has attracted fans worldwide to watch games. However, players like Kawhi missing games while fit to manage their game time causes traveling fans to miss out on watching their favorite players.
This clause might be one of the reasons for the deal not being finalized yet, as load management is a trend in the league nowadays. The two parties have reportedly been bargaining in good faith so far, according to all accounts, and given the potential financial rewards of a deal; both parties ought to be eager to reach an agreement. Before a settlement can be achieved, the league and its players must agree on several fundamental issues without understanding the facts of the negotiations.
Kawhi Leonard’s load management is not the only problem the NBA wants to fix with the new deal
Some other issues that were included in the document were – “Reports have indicated that the league has softened its stance on this somewhat, but that the league’s luxury tax structure could be altered to make it harder for teams to spend as much as the Warriors and Clippers have.” The Golden State Warriors took the league by storm in 2016 by acquiring Kevin Durant which has alerted the league towards how much they allow teams to spend.
To stop clubs like the Warriors and Clippers from accruing payrolls that are tens of millions of dollars greater than those of the rest of the league, the league reportedly wanted to implement an upper spending cap. The Clippers signed Paul George and Kawhi Leonard and have a giant payroll to support them. Despite all that the Clippers have not managed an NBA Finals appearance.
Although there hasn’t been much coverage of this topic, it appears that both teams and players are eager to change the league’s present regulations on contract extensions, which only allow most players to receive a 20% rise in the first year of a new agreement. Players who have a sudden spike in performances eventually lead to having massive contract values which become almost impossible to extend for smaller teams.
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Anuj Shrikanth Iyer
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