Whether it's an NFL shutdown or an NBA shutdown, at the end of the day, both sides are competing for their own interests, with teams looking to exploit more profits and players wanting to earn more.

This has nothing to do with Lu Ke and Curry, but it is also related to Lu Ke and Curry, and furthermore, the contract signed after this suspension will affect the salary trend of the league in the next ten years, and it is likely to completely affect the careers of Lu Ke and Curry. So, every aspect is related to them.

So, this brings to an important question that everyone is very curious about: why do NBA players earn several times more than NFL players?

For example, in the 2016 NFL offseason, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Lack signed a six-year, $140 million contract, which is actually the final year's salary plus five years of $123 million, which is the largest contract in the history of the entire league.

But it was then easily surpassed by NBA player Mike-ley's five-year 153 million.

What's even more tragic is that the guaranteed part of Luck's contract is actually only 87 million, which can be compared to Evan-Fournier, who has just renewed the contract of the Orlando Magic in the NBA, and the contract signed in the same period is 85 million for five years, which is fully guaranteed.

In other words, the highest contract in the history of the NFL is only a mid-tier contract in the NBA. This is the same as the cost of advertising endorsements, but why?

Purely from the perspective of league revenue, the NFL is almost twice that of the NBA, and the number of viewers, advertising sponsorship, national topics, etc., all of which have exploded the latter; Among the four major sports leagues in North America, the NFL is the leader, but the NBA can only be relegated to third.

However, in terms of the personal income of the players, there is an incredibly large gap.

The specific reasons are more complicated to explain.

Both the NFL and the NBA have salary caps, which are calculated using a similar formula.

In the NFL, football-related revenue is divided into different parts, each part is multiplied by different proportions, and after all are stacked, divided by thirty-two as the salary cap for each team; And the upper and lower lines are set for this total, which is 47 percent to 48.5 percent of the total revenue of the NFL football business.

The NBA also stipulates that the salary cap is 49% to 51% of the total income of the basketball business.

Therefore, whether it is the NBA or the NFL, if a contract with a large increase is signed, the salary level of the player will inevitably increase significantly, resulting in the specific reasons why the average salary level of football players is far inferior to that of basketball players, which can be divided into two main points:

First, there is the issue of numbers.

The highest number of people on the salary cap for a team in the NFL is 51 people, while the maximum number of players on the NBA roster is 15.

More than 1,600 players in the NFL share 48 percent of the total revenue, while only 450 players in the NBA collectively enjoy 50 percent of the total revenue.

So, even though the NFL's total revenue is almost double that of the NBA, the NFL's per capita salary is less than half that of the NBA.

Second, the salary cap.

The NFL uses a hard salary cap, and above the salary cap is not allowed to sign, no exceptions. In order to avoid passivity in transfer operations and player contract extensions, NFL teams tend to compress the total contract amount and the guaranteed part of the contract, which also makes the team's income further controlled and compressed.

The NBA also has two lines of salary cap and luxury tax trigger point, but beyond the salary cap, there are still a series of additional circumstances such as the Bird exception, the middle class exception, and the biennial exception to complete the signing, even if the luxury tax is exceeded, it is not a big problem, the team only needs to pay a fine, and the same can be signed to the player of their choice.

Because of this, there is also a huge gap in the salary income of football and basketball players, which has many similarities with advertising endorsement fees; But overall, the average salary gap between the NFL and the NBA has not widened, but has continued to grow at a similar rate to the economic level, and the upward trend is quite similar.

In fact, the oppressive control brought about by the hard salary cap has limited the average salary level of NFL players, but in turn, it has also increased the average competitiveness of the 32 teams in the NFL, which in turn has increased the influence of the league -

Because of the hard salary cap, it is almost difficult for a team to sign multiple top superstars at the same time, and in addition, rugby already requires an offensive group, a defensive team, and a special service team to win the game, and it is even more difficult to gather superstars scattered in various parts.

Naturally, the gap in strength between teams has not been completely widened, and there are countless classic games in which the weak defeat the strong and the small and the big.

More importantly, it also puts an end to the situation where one team dominates, and the fierce competition continues year after year.

Whether it is the NBA in the United States or the five major leagues in Europe, there have been dynasty teams in history that have dominated the country and swept thousands of armies, creating an era of their own, maybe even for several years, or even longer; But such a situation is difficult to happen in the NFL.

First, after a team wins the Super Bowl, the champion and the powerful will inevitably become the coveted object of other teams, and the existence of a hard salary cap also limits the possibility of the team to continue the main lineup completely, and the overall strength will inevitably fluctuate.

Second, other teams can quickly improve their combat effectiveness through the draft and the adjustment of the free market, and further equalize the strength of the already small gap.

Third, the playoffs are a single-game elimination system, which adds a lot of uncertainties.

Therefore, every year's Super Bowl championship is full of countless suspense, everything is possible, and the expectation value is naturally rising; This explains why there have not been three consecutive championships in the history of the NFL, and even the three championships in four years are only two.

To a certain extent, the existence of the hard salary cap increases the visibility of rugby games, the competitiveness between teams is further reduced, and the game is naturally more exciting and beautiful, and the suspense of victory and defeat always exists, firmly attracting the attention of fans. Even if we have a terrible season this year, we could make a comeback next year.

This year's San Francisco 49ers are a prime example.

From another point of view, the NFL shutdown can end smoothly, player unity is one thing, and player interests are already small, and there is really a lot of room for improvement, which is another thing.

The NBA shutdown is facing many difficulties, even if the new season is missed, the team refuses to give in, the players' earnings are already the lion's share, and the team owner's income is far less than that of the NFL owners, so they are naturally more reluctant to let go, which is the other hand.

The operation of the salary cap can also be seen as one of the obvious gaps between the two leagues of the NFL and the NBA.

The difference in earnings between football players and basketball players has been a hot topic of discussion in American sports, especially when the free market opens in the offseason.

Therefore, in this NFL shutdown, players would rather cede a percentage of their total earnings and must raise the upper limit of the hard salary cap, in order to effectively increase the direct income of the players; But there is no such thing as a hard salary cap in the NBA, where the bosses are arguing between players and teams, and the old diehards naturally refuse to compromise.

For the two young people, Lu Ke and Curry, the impact is not on the present, but on the future.

But in retrospect, neither of them is sure of the direction of their future careers, after all, professional athletes are really full of too many variables, Curry is still plagued by injuries, and Lu Ke is only a first-year student. Therefore, the impact of this year's shutdown on both people is not urgent, they must first fight for a future, and then worry about the benefits of the "future".

"What about you? How are you now? I heard that you've reopened your bootcamp? Lu Ke is also paying attention to the NBA shutdown, and he is happy to learn that the league has finally restarted. For players, competition and competition are the most important, and Lu Ke always thinks so.

"I'm not as excited as I thought." Curry let out a long breath, a little uncertain in his tone, "But...... I'm still starting to get excited, and finally, I can finally play this year. Curry's exclamation made Lu Ke chuckle, "How about this year's opener, you shouldn't have a way to come and watch the game, right?" ”

"Are you inviting me to spend Christmas with you? Does Ayesha know? Lu Ke's response caused Curry to burst out laughing.

This year's opening game starts on Christmas Day, and will usher in the annual "Christmas War" at the same time, it is conceivable that this year's special situation is about to usher in a full-scale outbreak on the opening day, which is definitely the annual prosperity of the NBA.

"I was wondering when I would get a chance to go to the Candlestick Stadium to watch a game, and God, last night's game was really exciting! Live viewing is still different after all! Even in retrospect, Curry couldn't help but be amazed.

Lu Ke smiled, "If I go to Oakland and don't get beaten by the Raiders fans, I'm happy to go to Oracle Stadium to watch the game at any time." Did I mention it before? If I hadn't chosen football, I would have been a basketball player. ”

In response to Lu Ke's complaint, Curry rolled his eyes, "Please, the raiders and 49 can't be considered mortal enemies, okay?" Then, he shifted his attention, "I know you've played basketball, but I don't know how far you've gotten to it, what position do you play?" ”

"Well, when I was in elementary school, there was no strict distinction between positions on the pitch. But I think it's the defenders...... bar. Lu Ke couldn't help scratching his head, even he wasn't quite sure, and then Curry's unbridled laughter came from the other end of the phone-

Elementary school? Distant elementary school, but ...... That's a basketball player, right?

In the face of Curry's exaggerated attitude, Lu Ke said unhurriedly, "The last time I was shooting in the studio, who lost the shooting competition?" ”

The laughter came to an abrupt end.