BAM
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Lowering the term on contracts doesn't have to take money away from players. Other sports have a cap on player contracts, it doesn't change the ability of players to get paid. The NHL and NBA are examples of this.Uhm, those are personal choices. That's like arguing that because 'X' person can't keep themselves from eating 10 Big Mac's a day, we need to set limits on how many hamburgers McDonalds is allowed to sell.
The free market regulates itself. Why would you protect stupid owners that make stupid business decisions? They aren't hapless victims, in fact they already possess considerably more money than the players who are the actual PRODUCT that you watch. So why would you be in favour of taking money away from the players, so that some billionaire oil-tycoon can keep more of it in his pocket?
In the NBA where they have a contract cap James Harden signed a 4 year deal worth 160 million... Machado and Harper might get longer term but their AAV is more spread out as a result.