Make Money Mean Something

[ItsJustBarry]

I dislike it because the minimums, even at the higher levels, don't create a huge problem. Yeah you won't be able to fill out an entire roster of $1M contracts but $4M is nothing to pay players who are close to maxing out their builds. On top of that the rule is flawed in a way where you don't sign a guy to 3 years at "minimum money", you sign him to 3 years at whatever the minimum at the time is. So, if you're clever enough, you can pay a max earner $1M per season until he hits 800 TPE and then $4M per season for the rest of his career.

Its a flawed system for sure. I just hit 800 TPE and I am making $2M a year on my contract which still has 2.5 seasons on it. I have pushed for contracts to increase each off-season based on TPE but I am the minority and it will likely never happen.

If you want a change, you may need to explore options where contract money and other money are separate. Have contract money be good for certain purchases that can't be bought with media money. If the league won't force higher contracts through TPE gains, we need to make the players want larger contracts.