NBA AM: Who Tops The 2012 Draft Class?

Looking Ahead to 2012:   The 2011 NBA Draft is in the books and most of the players selected have been introduced by their respective teams. Unfortunately for those selected last Thursday there will be no Summer Leagues to showcase their skills and their careers are somewhat in limbo until a labor deal is reached. However as with any draft, once they are picked they are players and the focus shifts to the next wave of would-be NBA ballers. Davis could be one of the more coveted players in the draft process simply because he is so long and athletic. However like most of the incoming freshmen in college basketball, he may want to keep one eye on the NBA labor talks because one of the things the NBA would like to see is additional year added to the NBA minimum age pushing it up to two years removed from your high school class, meaning as much as the NBA may like Davis, he may be two years away if the age limit goes up. "I sure would like to see us make a deal," Stern said. "And not making a deal should give everybody apprehension, because the way to continue our growth is to come up with a deal that ... keeps our union as the highest-paid union [per player] in the world, gives all of our teams the opportunity to make a profit and makes us a more competitive league. Among those attending the meeting in Dallas were Knicks owner James Dolan, Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban, Suns' owner Robert Sarver, new Warriors owner Joe Lacob, new Pistons' owner Tom Gores, Boston's Wyc Grousbeck, San Antonio CEO Peter Holt, Wizards owner Ted Leonsis, Bulls' CEO Jerry Reinsdorf, Sacramento's Gavin Maloof and Clippers' owner Donald Sterling. While there has been a lot of discussion on the individual mechanism that a new labor deal could include – hard salary caps, Amnesty roster cuts – the truth is that the real issue is an equitable split of revenue. The NBA currently received 43% of revenue while the players receive 57%, the NBA wants to see that split closer to 50/50 and that's the biggest issue on the table. Most of the discussion on this subject is 100% speculative and all of the talk of the function of an Amnesty cut is based on how the NBA used it in 2005. There have not been any details written for a new labor deal, so banking on an Amnesty cut to solve your team's problems is a bit of reach at this point because the provision has not been written. Lastly, The Amnesty provision was not about cleaning up roster mistakes.

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NBA AM: Who Tops The 2012 Draft Class?

Unless Barnes falls on his face this season at North Carolina, he is a pretty safe bet to be the top pick in 2012. Anthony Davis will play for Kentucky next season and his arrival should insure the Wildcats a deep run through the tournament.



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