Kemyran
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I wouldn't call it a conspiracy, but it's no secret that the new CBA is designed to "reign in" big market teams and the Lakers were definitely in mind.I Thought There Was A "League Conspiracy" Against The Lakers?
When you have other owners that have NOTHING to do with a trade writing emails to David Stern about the dealings of the Lakers, it stands to reason that many team owners go out of their way to fukk them over not necessarily on the court but in meeting rooms on some hoe shyt. All the while forcing the Lakers to supplement the incomes of teams that make consistently shytty decisions via the luxury tax.
The thing is, they still manage to get around all that shyt, regardless. It's beautiful. And that Time Warner broadcasting deal money kicks in this year too, so while the Lakers don't necessarily wanna pay out the ass every year, the amount of money they'll be bringing in before the first basketball even hits the hardwood means they can be like "fukk it, we'll spend" if they want to.
And should they actually manage to get Dwight too?