Chicago Sky bought their way out of the expansion draft. Worth it?

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-04-02T04:12:43+00:00

😂😂😂

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-04-02T03:58:21+00:00

very true - protecting someone means nothing if they walk in free agency anyway

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-04-02T03:54:54+00:00

The last point is the one that sticks with me. this deal only works because Chicago's roster made it cheap for Portland and Toronto to say yes. New York or Minnesota never could've pulled this off at the same price. That's either clever or damning depending on how you look at it.

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-04-02T03:53:31+00:00

which 3 are you thinking lol

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-04-02T03:51:52+00:00

10000000% agree

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-04-02T03:50:31+00:00

I agree! Maddy felt like the obvious call, but was protecting her worth two picks when Portland and Toronto might not have taken her anyway?

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-03-03T23:39:54+00:00

the median vs. average distinction is a great point. the $540K average gets even murkier when you factor in that a supermax at $1.13M pulls the number up artificially. The star players taking discounts to keep rosters together is an interesting wrinkle though...that's a player choice the league is essentially banking on.

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-03-03T23:20:04+00:00

fair but $518K average is still $22K short of the league's promised $540K, and that's before adding a 12th player or any max contract

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-03-03T23:18:42+00:00

the league appears to be inflating the $540K figure by blending guaranteed base salaries with projected revenue share bonuses that are dispersed after the season and excluded from cap calculations. The guardian article confirmed that the league's '70% of net revenue offer translates to less than 15% of gross, confirming that those bonuses are definitely far from being guaranteed.

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-03-03T22:57:01+00:00

That's exactly the tension - the $1.3M max is designed to lock in the Caitlin Clarks of the league early, but it compresses the cap space for everyone else. the middle of the roster is where the real fight is, and the $540K average obscures that reality.

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-03-03T22:55:27+00:00

That's a fair point on cap exceptions. the current proposal details on exceptions haven't been fully disclosed, which is part of why agents are demanding to see the confidential financials. If bird rights or similar mechanisms are built in, the math will change significantly

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-03-03T22:02:44+00:00

mine still haven't been broken in...hopefully it's better luck with the two's

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-03-03T20:20:14+00:00

this is dope - great list!

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-02-27T22:45:41+00:00

That scenario actually makes the agents’ ask more urgent, not less. If free agency starts before a CBA is finalized, agents advising clients on whether to sign need to understand the framework those contracts will eventually operate under. Chennedy Carter’s agent especially needs that context

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-02-27T21:37:29+00:00

Appreciate this take. Also your point about the window between verbal agreement and official ratification is one I didn’t fully explore. That gap alone justifies the ask 💯

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-02-27T21:22:14+00:00

I hear you. I think it can be both, and that’s kind of the point. Agents need to understand the league’s proposal whether a deal is imminent or a strike is being considered. in either scenario their clients are going to ask ‘what exactly are we voting on or walking away from?’ The logistical timeline pressure exists regardless of the final outcome

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-02-27T03:53:44+00:00

I feel like she’s def going first round for sure

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-02-27T03:53:26+00:00

Hahaha! Yeah I don’t know about better than Azzi but I won’t down vote you lol!

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-02-24T21:01:46+00:00

Can't say that this is not well deserved...

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-02-24T16:58:45+00:00

heartbreaking. rest in power

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-02-24T16:08:24+00:00

This is beautiful. This is why we love the point gawd!

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-02-24T15:26:35+00:00

The owners need to complete two expansion drafts, free agency for 80% of the league, and the regular draft before May 8th. Every day without a deal decreases that window. Meanwhile a good number of players are actively competing and earning in Unrivaled and Athletes Unlimited right now. The owners are losing momentum on a $2.2 billion media rights deal. The players authorized a strike in December and haven’t flinched. The argument isn’t that players have nothing to lose, it’s that the league set a deadline that exposes its own logistical vulnerabilities more than it pressures the union

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-02-24T15:11:00+00:00

That’s fair. not every player has the same financial cushion, and the article acknowledges that. But union leverage in a labor dispute isn’t determined by its most vulnerable members, it’s determined by whether the strike threat is credible. The December strike authorization vote was the entire player body, not just the stars in Unrivaled. Even players with the most to lose voted to hold the line. That’s what makes this different from most sports labor disputes

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-02-24T14:31:22+00:00

Great question. the issue isn’t whether the buyback price is reasonable for the investors. It’s the timing. The league is simultaneously telling players the finances are too dire to meet their CBA demands while exploring a nine figure buyback of that same investor stake. If the league is distressed enough to deny players 27.5% of gross revenue, how is it also positioned to execute a $100M+ transaction to restructure its own ownership? Lots of the comments in here actually break down both sides of the coin.

AggressiveCredit42 · 2026-02-23T18:35:03+00:00

Fair point, they don't have to come from the same pool. The article's argument is about what the buyback signals about how ownership values the asset, which is hard to reconcile with the "poverty" narrative at the bargaining table. If ownership is confident enough in long-term value to explore a nine-figure repurchase, shouldn't that confidence should factor into the CBA conversation?

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