ACisKING
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I think the buyout market is a serious problem for the NBA because it’s a way for title contenders to essentially circumvent the cap by adding players with minimum cost - sometimes even for just a couple hundred thousand dollars as happened with Andre Drummond. However, I disagree that buyouts are some “big market” advantage. As someone who’s been a lifelong fan of a big market team, I can’t remember the last buyout guy of note that the Knicks added. And for all the whining about the Nets, prior to this year, they weren’t players in the buyout market either. Somehow it’s conveniently forgotten that the Bucks added Austin Rivers and Jeff Teague this year and Marvin Williams last year. Or that the Spurs just added Dieng who could have helped a lot of teams. Or that the Cavs added Deron Williams and Andrew Bogut when they were title contenders. The buyout market is a boon to really good teams - irrespective of whether they are in big markets.