Steve Ballmer talked in regards to the exit of Paul George from the Los Angeles Clippers this offseason and the way the franchise has needed to adapt to the brand new Collective Bargaining Settlement that will increase the roster constructing penalties for groups that spend over a specific amount. Throughout the possession tenure of Ballmer, the Clippers have held a bonus along with his willingness to spend cash however his entrance workplace has pivoted to attempt to keep beneath the punitive second apron to keep up flexibility.
“I feel persons are going to be very considerate about how they proceed construct their rosters to win,” Ballmer stated. “I feel persons are going to be over the second apron, however whenever you’re over the second apron, you higher really feel such as you obtained a transparent shot [to win]. You keep up there two years, you higher actually really feel such as you obtained a transparent shot. That was form of what the Gamers Affiliation and the league was desiring to do. Attempting to stage out the extent of competitiveness.
“Guys like me who’ve been very prepared to pay the luxurious tax — it is not in regards to the luxurious tax anymore. It is in regards to the penalties by way of the way you get higher. I am not prepared to sacrifice getting higher. Nonetheless prepared to pay the cash. However it’s greater than cash now.”
