Dolan's notice to the NBA board of governors, in which he once complained about profit sharing, was almost dripping with scorn.
The NBA board of governors received a vile letter from New York Knicks user James Dolan that was obtained by ESPN after it was sent to the table on Monday. Dolan vehemently criticizes the new$ 74 billion internet deal and the NBA's revenue-sharing structure.
He feels that the media deal deemphasizes regional sports networks ( RSNs ) to the point of near-elimination, which as the owner of an RSN ( MSG Networks ), he is very concerned about. Dolan also believes that profit sharing, which redistributes sponsor and media profits from the team's top-earners to smaller market teams, only promotes mediocrity.
Dolan wrote in the email via ESPN that" the NBA has made the transition to an NFL design."" Deemphasizing and devaluing the local market is done," " Quickly, your only income problem will be the price of tickets and what colour next year's shirt will be. Do n't worry, because due to revenue pooling, you are guaranteed to be neither a success nor a failure.
" Of program, to get there, the league may take down the effective franchises and transfer to the less prosperous. That purpose is greatly accomplished by this new internet agreement.
Dolan specifically criticized the NBA's decision to retain 8 % of the total NBA-related fees for the league office under the new$ 6 billion agreement. That's a massive jump compared to the upcoming 2024-25 season, the last in the current media rights deal, in which the NBA is keeping just 0.5 %, or$ 15 million.
He claimed that the plan offers" no native protections for RSNs" because it allows up to half of a player's games ( and all playoff game ) to be aired by national network, giving RSNs fewer matches to weather on their own websites.
Dolan is no man to being the lone dissenting words. He's been the squeaking vehicle on the NBA user carriage for quite some time. Dolan voted no while the other 29 NBA team entrepreneurs voted against Michael Jordan selling the Charlotte Hornets. He did the same thing when the other 29 entrepreneurs voted to approve WNBA growth into San Francisco.
He has filed what ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski has described as an "unorthodox" legal action against the Toronto Raptors, alleging that a former employee allegedly stole thousands of sensitive documents before leaving to operate for the Birds. ( That type of information is regarded as customary when coaches and development staff leave their positions with the NBA. ) The coat also questions the honesty of director Adam Silver, who considers Birds user Larry Tanenbaum a companion and role model. Due to the lawsuit, Dolan left his roles on the NBA's powerful advisory/finance and internet boards in November.
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