>the deal allows the Lakers to avoid the tax, meaning it
>results in a drop to the revenue share the small market teams
>just secured. it also helps the Lakers competitively, by most
>estimations, and increases the wage bill in NO.
>
>so basically it costs $$ for the other 28 owners, by shrinking
>their revenue share, by hurting the ticket sales in NO, and by
>increasing their wage obligations in NO as well.

the lakers are shedding two players for one. they obviously needed to get more players to make their front court competitive.

>Dan Gilbert isn't wrong in protecting his self-interest here,
>but that's why the league shouldn't own a team in the 1st
>place.

lets be frank - he is mad, as was mark cuban. they are using the fact that they own the team as an excuse.