09-04-2025, 12:55 PM
(09-04-2025, 08:07 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I'm not getting your logic.
If I put capital into a company and have them pay my player under the table...payments that avoid the LT, avoid apron penalties and provide a way for my team to have an advantage in signing and retaining said player, I have absolutely circumvented the cap.
This is so much worse than Joe Smith. The only way this isn't a big deal is if so many teams are doing similar things that a majority of owners want this squashed.
Which is what makes me worried. Perhaps multiple owners are doing exactly this anyways, in which case its a horrible look for the league. Stern was always quick to punish even an "appearance" of tampering.
Silver has been shown to be more lenient anyways. But this? This is big. And if it isn't handled in a swift/direct manner then I don't see why other teams wouldn't do exactly this going on in the future. And why even have a cap at that point if other owners are just going to pay their stars extra money anyways.
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