Hello, my law firm presented our proposal to the NBA to restructure the league to a promotion / relegation format. The NBA rejected it. This Dropbox Link contains a copy of the proposal and our communications with the lawyers and executives of the NBA and NBPA. Below are the main points.

  • Divide NBA into two leagues (League One and League Two)
  • Bottom 4 teams of League One are relegated
  • Remaining 4 teams in League Two Playoffs are promoted
  • Champion of League Two wins the “Kobe Cup”
  • Winner of the “Kobe Cup” gets the second highest percentage of the Draft Lottery
  • Single elimination, mid-season tournament called the “Misaka Tournament”, consisting of teams from League One and League Two, winner gets the 16th pick of the Draft in addition to their other first-round pick
  • Immediate expansion as both leagues can have 20 teams
  • Multiple broadcasting right deals: (i) League One, (ii) League Two, (iii) Misaka Tournament
  • Revenue generated from League One and League Two will be shared equally among all teams as under the CBA

Any questions, please contact me at 212-202-0056 or [email protected].

Thank you.

Pedro

  • EntireAd215BEnglish
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    2 months ago

    This won’t work because the core tenet of the league is all owners will make money regardless of how well the team does that season.

  • ZandrickEllisonBEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Donald Sterling would have loved this system - he could field a terrible league 2 team and still get equal money as the top teams?

  • NZafeBEnglish
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    2 months ago

    The youth development structure in Europe is conducive to a promotion and relegation system.

    The collegiate and draft system in North America essentially prohibits this.

    We’d be looking at a nation-wide restructuring of youth basketball at every age level.

  • RKT23BEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I read a decent amount of your proposal document I appreciate all the work and thought you put into this.

    It’s a nice idea but the obvious issue is that you’ll never get buy-in from either the owners or the players association since they would never wish to be a part of a “lower league”.

    What are your current plans? Now that the NBA has rejected it.

  • v00d00ch1l4BEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Wierd that there are so many downvotes here when i read daily here that nba regular season can be boring to many… that fiba rules and overall presentation where game lasts 2 hours are refreshing for basketball enjoyement.