Nick Friedel

So I think the NBA has some serious, serious issues.

But Marshall, too.

your question and to the larger point, I think they're aware of them.

I mean, it'd be one thing if they sat there and said, oh, no, everything's great.

Let's celebrate basketball and the regular season's awesome.

It's not.

They know it.

They're trying to do what they can, but the reward for tanking so far outweighs

A half a million dollar fine or a slap on the wrist with some second round pick from five years from now.

The league has to get way more creative in what it can do to stop it or else this is just going to continue to permeate everything that's going on within the game.

Layla, I think you're spot on and I'd take it a step further and say the other reason that we're not seeing as much of the movement with picks or if you're trading first round picks, you're getting back the Jaron Jackson juniors or bigger named stars is

teams don't want to mess up.

All right, I've got this cap slot for a few million stretched out over the next few years.

I can't mess this up unless I know I'm getting a sure thing in return.

I mean, look no further than the Bulls, the league leaders in second round picks.

They can't get a first round pick to save their life.

Well, there's a reason because nobody wants to give them that for any of the guys on the roster.

I mean,

that's a problem so I think the cap aspect is a really good point and it's kind of still flying under the radar because the casual fans don't understand the second aprons and all the different ramifications that have been created with this new one but it goes to show one more time if you have the right people in charge and they're making the right decisions then that's front office that is coaching staff players but that's ownership

you have a really, really good chance to still find your way.