Comments on: Stern says NBA revenues should be $5 billion this season

By: 4thquartermagic

4thquartermagic — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:45:25 +0000

Yeah but with a hard salary cap (no luxury tax) and non-guaranteed contracts, players salaries aren’t as big an expense as you’d think.

Also consider that unlike the MLB and NBA, the NFL doesn’t have to fund it’s minor league system (NCAA).

The NFL prints money like non other.

By: badintent

badintent — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:18:45 +0000

How much is this profit from China with J.LIN Jerseys ???
Stern had the NBA lay off over 300 employees worldwide in 2009(blamed the recession ) but he did not take a pay cut then. I hope the NBA has re- hired those laid off. Next big market for NBA is India.Cricket is now huge there. NBA missed a huge chance to build a brand there. Fire Stern ! His watch, his fault, his Waterloo.
Stern DID play Billy Hunter on the numbers. Billy too busy hiring his family for office jobs to notice.Chump

By: katra2logic

katra2logic — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 02:24:59 +0000

Agree fully #therealhtj

Notice the timing of this item. Right after the player extension period expired. I am sure the NBA has known these numbers for a while but it gave some organizations the excuse they needed not to sign / extend players. OKC knew the caps were going to rise but let James Harden go anyway….

By: katra2logic

katra2logic — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 02:22:16 +0000

The salary cap calculation starting in 2012-13 takes 44.74 percent of the league’s projected BRI, subtracts projected benefits, and then divides by the number of teams in the league. I assume the other 6 % goes to the players pension fund.

Approximation… 44.74% of 5B = 2.237B for player salaries / 30 teams = 74.56 million per team. Based on these numbers, the salary cap and luxury caps will go up substantially in 2014.

By: nbascreed

nbascreed — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:56:16 +0000

The comparison is illusory. If you normalize the revenues above on a per contest basis you get:

Normalized to NFL
MLB = 790M
NBA = 1.04B

Normalized to MLB
NFL = 85B
NBA = 9.8B

Normalized to NBA
MLB = 3.7B
NFL = 43B

There are a lot of other things that would come into play in actually achieving these numbers, but a couple observations:

1. NBA is much better product than MLB
2. I see why NFL owners want to go to 18 game schedule!

By: therealhtj

therealhtj — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:29:44 +0000

So if the revenues are 5 billion, and the players are GUARANTEED 50%, that would mean every team would HAVE TO spend 83.33 million in player salaries just to meet the minimum revenue guaranteed to the players.

Considering there are small market teams that would never even come close to that kind of spending, how is it still possible to make a salary cap of 60 or so million with a luxury tax threshold just a little north of $70 million? I get these jokers fleeced the players on the revenue split, but don’t cheat the fans of their favorite teams being able to keep key players by creating a salary cap that isn’t even mathematically feasible.

By: ambitoos

ambitoos — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:09:41 +0000

You posters are nuts. The NFL is at 9 billion with alot more expences with a 55 man roster.

By: eventhorizon04

eventhorizon04 — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:53:25 +0000

A ton of games, a ton of teams, and international appeal in Latin America and Japan….

Not a fan personally, but that’s where the money comes from.

By: eventhorizon04

eventhorizon04 — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:52:32 +0000

2014.

By: blueintown

blueintown — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:48:06 +0000

162 games.

By: zerole00

zerole00 — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:37:03 +0000

How in the world does MLB have revenues that high? I like watching the highlights, but baseball is so damn boring to watch (but fun to play). Best case scenario is that a pitcher pitches a no-hitter, does anyone actually find that fun to watch?

By: narrabeen23

narrabeen23 — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:22:33 +0000

in other news, expenses are going to be $5.1 billion

By: cantonbound13

cantonbound13 — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:18:29 +0000

When is he retiring? Whenever it is, it’s not soon enough.