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No I really don't see them raising the salary cap because of this. For one, where is the money going to come from to pay the extra salaries? I really don't see the owners taking a hit and raising the salary cap without an increase in revenues.
Plus I really can't see any marquee player leaving so I don't think it would necessary. These guys make so much money off of endorsements here that it wouldn't be worth it. Plus I really don't think a lot of guys would enjoy living outside of the United States just to make an extra couple million when they are already making millions. So I think if players continue to leave it will be the lesser known guys (Josh Childress kinda surprised me tho) who really won't be missed that much. The league is already so watered down anyway because there is way too many teams that a lot of the guys leaving can be replaced without much drop off. The one big area it could impact though would be some international players coming over here to play, guys may get drafted and never even come over because they are making more money in their homeland. So that could really impact how things are done. The NBA is the top league (on and off the court) in the World though, so I dunno I think people are overreacting to this.
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