Generally speaking, teams that built a Big Three had one huge weakness.
The Big Three's salaries took up almost all of the team's cap space.
That meant the team couldn't pay its role players very much.
As a result, it couldn't sign particularly good role players.
The role players left on the market were mostly mediocre, or even downright poor.
That was especially true this year, with the salary cap lower than before.
Aside from teams like the Lakers, who had developed incredibly talented rookies of their own and built a Big Three around them, there were very few other teams with a Big Three.
Now Xiao Hua was proposing that Wang Yi's salary not count against his team's total payroll. That meant Wang Yi's team could sign two more stars in addition to him.
And they would still have enough cap space left to sign some strong role players.
It went without saying that Wang Yi's team would be one of the strongest in the NBA.
"If they do that, what's the point of even playing?" Giannis said. "They might as well just hand the NBA championship to Wang Yi's team every year. The games would lose their appeal, and the NBA would draw far less attention. That would benefit no one connected to the NBA."
Irving gave a mocking smile. "It only benefits Wang Yi."
The team executives didn't respond right away. Unlike the players, they weren't so simple-minded; they were quietly weighing the pros and cons.
On the surface, this proposal seemed to offer them nothing.
But they had to remember that Wang Yi had only signed a seven-game contract with the Kings this season.
What if Wang Yi joined their team next season?
Then this proposal would benefit them enormously.
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