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Should basketball teams pay the same salary to their players, based on their 'experience'?

siegecraft 11y ago
Well, for the NBA at least, the minimum salary you can be paid does scale with your years in the league. There is also a a salary cap (per-team) and a maximum salary for any one player based on your previous salary and years of experience. One of the interesting things to happen because of this is that the top-tier players are underpaid by their teams (relative to their competition), and end up making more money from their shoe and advertising deals than their team salary. It also means that veterans who are willing to take minimum salary may find themselves priced out of the league since their minimum is higher than less experienced players.
- fsk 11y ago
  >It also means that veterans who are willing to take minimum salary may find themselves priced out of the league since their minimum is higher than less experienced players. Actually, the NBA CBA has that loophole covered. If a veteran player accepts a minimum salary contract, the team only has to pay the minimum salary for a player with 3 years of experience. The league pays the difference, and the difference does not count against the salary cap. So, the minimum salary scale for veterans is not a disincentive against hiring a veteran who is willing to play for the minimum.
fleitz 11y ago
Yes, the longer a player sits on the bench / stares at code the better they are. If it takes me 2 hours to do a project and someone else 4, by doing that project they have 2 more hours of experience than me. This is especially important when people do the exact same task every day instead of developing a wide range of skills. It's really essential to find that great talent that has 15 years of experience in ASP.NET/J2EE.
Retric 11y ago
It tends to make a wider range of teams competitive which is good for fans and the sport as a whole. Arguably this might be better for players as they get more money from endorsements when the sport is more popular. As to developers, it's really just a question of what the baseline is. If company X pays mid level developers 200k / year then they will have little issue attracting or retaining talent.

Well, for the NBA at least, the minimum salary you can be paid does scale with your years in the league. There is also a a salary cap (per-team) and a maximum salary for any one player based on your previous salary and years of experience. One of the interesting things to happen because of this is that the top-tier players are underpaid by their teams (relative to their competition), and end up making more money from their shoe and advertising deals than their team salary. It also means that veterans who are willing to take minimum salary may find themselves priced out of the league since their minimum is higher than less experienced players.

fsk 11y ago
>It also means that veterans who are willing to take minimum salary may find themselves priced out of the league since their minimum is higher than less experienced players. Actually, the NBA CBA has that loophole covered. If a veteran player accepts a minimum salary contract, the team only has to pay the minimum salary for a player with 3 years of experience. The league pays the difference, and the difference does not count against the salary cap. So, the minimum salary scale for veterans is not a disincentive against hiring a veteran who is willing to play for the minimum.

fleitz 11y ago

Yes, the longer a player sits on the bench / stares at code the better they are. If it takes me 2 hours to do a project and someone else 4, by doing that project they have 2 more hours of experience than me. This is especially important when people do the exact same task every day instead of developing a wide range of skills. It's really essential to find that great talent that has 15 years of experience in ASP.NET/J2EE.

Retric 11y ago

It tends to make a wider range of teams competitive which is good for fans and the sport as a whole. Arguably this might be better for players as they get more money from endorsements when the sport is more popular. As to developers, it's really just a question of what the baseline is. If company X pays mid level developers 200k / year then they will have little issue attracting or retaining talent.