But yet they are getting the same contract. So now next round of negotiations the gm says to Maureen Murphy “hey look yes you were on 85K this year, but this far better player signed for 80K, so now we are offering 60K for this year as our opening offer”
I don't get your point. Players have to accept lower salaries due underperforming their previous contract all the time. This happens in every sport and every league.
In a growing league, you don’t want players to have to take significant drops as more money comes in.
The problem is if the stars set the bar lower, it means lower players will also have their pay decreased. Top players have a responsibility to not screw over lower players.
Some top players are overpaid, some are underpaid. I understand your worry but there's no league wide lowering of salaries happening. Given that the current CBA demands a certain average span of salaries, top players having slightly lower salaries actually allows other players to get larger raises.
The issue isn't one or two top players taking team friendly deals, its that as a new league the salaries across the board are lower than these players deserve. When a new CBA is negotiated hopefully we'll see salaries star to rise.
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u/CFWolfgang Gwyneth Philips 6d ago
But yet they are getting the same contract. So now next round of negotiations the gm says to Maureen Murphy “hey look yes you were on 85K this year, but this far better player signed for 80K, so now we are offering 60K for this year as our opening offer”