Be interesting to see which guys choose to leave and conversely which Aussies playing in Europe decide to play here. Whether or not this is a big hit to the standard of the league will depend on how the pandemic effects other leagues. It might happen that we're one of few leagues running at the time and players have little choice. Certainly, of all developed nations with decent leagues, we appear to be ahead of the game more than most.

I hate Socialism.

Make the cuts 50% across the board

I actually think this might work for us rather than against us. Australia hasn't seen infection rates like in Europe or the US so I can't imagine either of them being much of a potential destination despite their agents threats. Guys like Landale & Motum will probably opt to play here.

Prior to this I thought Bogut would probably go around again with the delay to the Olympics but not sure he would be willing to take a 50% pay cut.

The tiers are $20k and the marginal rate change is 2.5% on some tiers.

That equates to $500 pretax.

Why bother with these minute tiers?

There's more than one player per tier.

Is $500 pretax per year going to move your needle?

There's more than one player per tier.

The tiers are $20k and the marginal rate change is 2.5% on some tiers.

That equates to $500 pretax.

Why bother with these minute tiers?

I would imagine most teams are not eligible for JobKeeper.

Most of them did not suffer losses due to Corona as their seaosn ended way before it took hold in Australia.

Only Perth and Sydney could make a claim that they lost revenue but even then they have to prove 30% loss in revenue, both team lost 1 GF game of gate receipts.

I guess its possible Sydney could argue that they could not sell their 2019/20 Championship t-shirts and caps....

Injury protection against career-ending injuries will be capped at $150,000 for the 2020-21 season, sources said, while contracts will resume as normal for the start of the 2020-21 season. The NBL salary cap will remain.

I assume it's a typo.

Is this like tax where your earnings are scaled for each step? Or do you actually lose money if you earn 100k instead of 99k?

I feel like it's super important we form strong opinions about this now, based only on a leaked broad outline, before any of the details actually come out.

Interestingly there is a $1000 gap between each tier.

NBL just now:

"Salaries for players earning under $79,000 will revert to the minimum salary capped at $58,584."

Because they need something in place so free agency can start. It says there will be a review in three months.

I can't see Bryce, sticking around for 200k instead of his 500k+ contract!

The level of imports might not be the best for next season!

Where else is he going to go?

The G League- he could command 120k US so that's about the same in AUD and he might get some 10 day contracts!

Australia is one of the best countries in the world in terms of the pandemic, and even our league is a maybe. Why is everyone acting like there are going to be all these overseas leagues?

Not to mention the border closures.

Because it's hoops.com.au

The economy worldwide will be in the toilet. Less money here, less money overseas.

There won't even be leagues overseas, never mind money.

Not to mention the borders are closed.

It is possible we could lose talents like Kay, Cotton, Ware, Trimble, Long, Creek, Hopson etc to Europe if the conditions are there, being :

- The virus settles down or a vaccine developed in months.
- Borders open in months.
- Euro leagues open.
- Euro leages can continue to pay high.

There's a few ifs there but it is not out of the questions at all.

Another interesting point in the leaked tidbits is that players have a short window to opt out of their current contracts. But their NBL rights are attained by their respective teams should they not be able to find contracts outside of the NBL.

That window is too small for them to make a proper informed decision.

They would have to leave or now commit to the NBL.

I just heard the news of the players salary cuts, roster cuts to only 10 players & only 2 imports each NBL team. :(

Next season will be far the lowest talent I'll watch this season if we have a season?

I just heard the news of the players salary cuts, roster cuts to only 10 players & only 2 imports each NBL team. :(

Next season will be far the lowest talent I'll watch this season if we have a season?

Koberulz - the situation is not sustainable, so the borders in Europe will open soon, some countries have already relaxed their internal restrictions. The countries wanted to buy some time, to get this under some control and relieve pressure of their health systems and they did. There will be no vaccine in a year, maybe never, but with a proper containment including testing, scanning and fast tracking it is possible to have this under good control. With following some simple rules, this will eventually go away.

Most of the teams in Europe will have a smaller budget, still greater than any of NBL teams.

Why do people keep arguing that the virus will go away because the restrictions are too inconvenient?

Newsflash, people: the virus doesn't give a shit.

Euro money will be down but clearly more than what Australia is paying now.

Nothing involving teams from multiple countries will run.

When you're ready to come back to reality let me know.

Well I'm not talking about herd immunity as this virus appears very different - some people do acquire immunity some don't, which makes development of a vaccine very difficult. And I am well aware of what is going on, just at one point in time the life will have to start moving as I said this is not sustainable in a long run. The spread has slowed down and now it is the time to figure out how to move forward. The easiest way is to preach 'do nothing' and 'keep us locked down', it does require lots of effort to figure out how to KEEP THIS UNDER CONTROL, that's what flattening the curve means, and get us going. For those without any knowledge of microbiology and especially virology - any virus requires a living organism to multiply ie humans in this case and it DOES have a life span, on some surfaces it dies off quicker - read it takes 8-9 days on a plastic surface which is the longest time, so eventually with a proper containment and good testing it will eventually be placed under good control and die off. Eventually can be in years, not definitely tomorrow.

So Keberulz - the virus may eventually go away, not because of restrictions, but because of changed behavior and different practices. Restrictions are in place for a small proportion of population, those non-compliant ones, gives governments means to punish them.

Human race experienced pandemics in the past and it would usually come back strong and within certain time frame, usually 2-3 years.

My advice is to read what the Chief Medical Officer for Victoria stated today in The Age - bringing sport is one of the things on the agenda, however the large gatherings are still long way to go.

And for those not aware - there are flights to and from Australia but the entry rules are in place ie residents and citizens can return and those with a medical clearance can enter, all must comply with quarantine rules so the world is moving.

So Koberulz - if Euroleague can guarantee safety of players and staff by conducting daily tests and flying teams by chartered planes, play in empty stadiums, just to get it going - the borders will not stop it and I bet the countries will support it. Sports has always been something bringing the sense of normality, giving hope and that's why it is important to bring it back in some form rather sooner than later. And I'm not talking money here.

The mercs will always follow the highest bidder, but any sane person or one with family would be risking a lot in Europe or Asian where no/limited border controls exist and people living on top of each other. Those are the opposite here, so they have to weigh the long term personal/family risk vs short term dollars.
The Trump US is a whole other sh!t storm to walk into.

Don't see any sports starting this year at all, it’s just reality

https://nbl.com.au/news/nbl-abpa-and-clubs-reach-agreement-for-202021-season

It's official. But no details about salary cap or floor. Hard cap vs soft.

The players seem ok with it but we will see as there is a 2 week opt out period.

Hopefully everything will work out, challenging times.

I tend to agree with Alpha regarding what will happen in Europe.
There is still a heap to be learned about Covid and more data comes in every week, but right now if I had to guess I'm leaning towards the top European leagues (many of which coincide with the hardest-hit countries like Spain, France & Italy) being up and running this coming season somewhat close to their normal schedules.
I'm staying hopeful about the NBL too.

As for salaries, Europe seems even more reliant than us on corporate dollars, which must have taken a fair hit with many of their main sponsors being airlines, hotel groups, etc. Signings for next season have already started so I guess someone out there must know if the usual amount of dollars are being dished out.

Schools never even shut here, does the AFL look like it's running to you?

You completely missed my point.

No, my point is that reopening things we haven't closed isn't a sign that they're ahead of us.

AFL will start playing when they figure out how to keep the players safe, and possibly spectators, during that time. For the Government it is easy to keep it as it is. AFL and any other code needs to figure out how to maintain social distancing at all times, or to allow only healthy individuals to be at the games. Easy :)

FYI there are two proposals on the table re Europe - Euroleague has proposed to finish the competition and playoffs in Cologne in July, apparently they are waiting to hear from the German Government if it'll be permitted. Germany is one of the countries with a high rate and number of infected, yet very low hospitalization and mortality rates, which means they are able to control it. Second proposal is for the playoffs of the Eurocup, which should take place in Belgrade. This appears backed up by the Serbian Government, which btw keeps the country under curfew. Both proposals outline how to keep the risks at minimum ie no spectators, only TV, hotel isolation and so on.

Many national competitions are considering similar scenarios as they can't figure out who gets promoted or relegated, a difference between making or losing money.

Germany is one of the countries with a high rate and number of infected, yet very low hospitalization and mortality rates, which means they are able to control it.

There is no treatment. You can invest in whatever you like, it makes no difference.

So no treatment, no vaccine, we are doomed. Spanish flu took so many lives under basically same circumstances + war and human race recovered in 2 years. I'd say 100 years later we should be able to bounce back quicker if we follow some basic rules/principles. Just need to be realistic and optimistic a bit.

German success is not a matter of luck, it is a sign of social responsibility - those, who felt symptoms or were in contact with someone who was sick, self reported and were/are tested for the virus and if positive self isolated. This actually stops the spread and doesn't end up in hospitalizations in majority of cases due to early detection. Mild flu-like symptoms in the current situation do not mean that one should go to work thinking everything will be fine, for example in an aged care facility in Sydney 27 residents and 14 staff got infected by a staffer who went to work 6 days straight with flu like symptoms and when tested was positive.

Schools again appear different, can't comment if child to child transmissions are low as claimed, not sure how this can be proven without testing, but again the Governments are looking at a mixed teaching mode - face to face and online delivery - to maintain social distancing, so it will happen eventually. Indeed most kids stay home at present but this will probably change in term 3.

What I'm saying is by changing our behavior we can go back to something resembling normality. This will include improved testing (we need a rapid test, not one that takes 24-48 hrs), tracking and social distancing, and will not happen overnight.

Again sport codes will have to figure out how to play under these circumstances and without their real input the Government will not ease restrictions - large gatherings are the last restriction likely to go. Just read an article about a protest in Israel where protesters obeyed social distancing requirements, not a big crowd but still shows that this is possible.

And yes if all sport codes do not come up with a way how to play under current circumstances, they will not play. And the Government will not figure this out for them either.

those, who felt symptoms or were in contact with someone who was sick, self reported and were/are tested for the virus and if positive self isolated.

large gatherings are the last restriction likely to go.

'That controls the infection rate, not the mortality rate'

Talking about taking out of context - why not also copying the following sentence that actually mutes your point completely. The infection rate is directly linked to levels of testing, the more we test the greater chance to find positives. Early detection leads to proper treatment ie use of antipyretics, immune system boosters and so on and avoidance of hospitalization. Those hospitalized are more likely to succumb to the virus - thus mortality. I can keep talking about this as much as you want but obviously you'll always find something 'out of context', and I find this discussion fairly pointless now, especially considering the audience and the topic.

Going back to 'borders issue' - have you heard the news about AFL today? Victorian Chief Medical Officer actually supported their attempt to go back to playing field in July but with clear instructions, including talking to all the states and Feds about cross border travel. I'd say that you don't understand the sporting culture in Europe and that EU will definitely find a way to make this happen. FYI Germany has anyway planned to lift its ban on large gatherings on the 31st of August. And no you don't have to believe me - just do the search or I'll leave a link to their official website.

I'm talking about international borders, not state borders.

Koberulz - lol, I guess you lost the plot along the way - the whole discussion was about leagues in Europe and they will play because EU will want them, the borders will not matter in EU as they are treated almost as our state borders. I guess teams from Russia will need to be discussed but considering corporate investments it will not be a big problem.

Anyway, just to expand the topic, this is in relation to Euro salaries by BAT - up to 2,500 euros/month - 20% reduction; over 2,500 euros/month - 50% reduction subject to adjustments.