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Message: [QUOTE="Scooch, post: 5406956, member: 628"] Kinda, sorta, but not entirely. NFL, NBA and NHL players are guaranteed a share of league revenue. And as we see, the cap grows near constantly since revenues have escalated so much in the past many years. The NBA is an example of how the use of a cap may not suppress wages. There have been dozens of good-but-far-from-great players who are making incredible money because owners literally have to spend to a floor and players have to get that required share of revenue. One can argue that if the NBA was uncapped, but consequently had no floor and no revenue share (I’m looking at you, MLB) then the overall salary level of its players would be less than it is today. Look, I think pro owners tend to be the worst of the worst. But it’s not clear cut that pro salary caps are entirely deflationary. [/QUOTE]