Pelicans send out season ticket renewal with NO mention of Zion

[SleepingHero]

I don’t think the players union will let it happen, but NBA needs something akin to that NFL franchise tag. Maybe keep the salary cap and the concept of Bird Rights, but remove maximum salary limits and let teams pay what it takes to keep superstars.

None of this necessarily applies to Zion, because I really have no idea how much of a problem is health and how much is that he doesn’t want to be in New Orleans. I do know it Luka was thinking about heading to the Knicks, I would want Cuban to have the ability to pay him $50 million to NYKs $35 million a year to see if that made a difference.

I think the simplest solution without rocking the boat is make the super max more accessible, and have it just count as a regular full max to the team's overall cap. 

That way teams aren't penalized for retaining their star players (and lowers the obstacles building around said stars), and it gives the players a hefty incentive with zero downsides to staying with your original team.