Therefore I am only discussing the salaries of players in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL), and National Football League (NFL). ... The last clarification is that I will be addressing professional athletes as a whole, and not addressing each particular league, although I will be utilizing examples from the independent leagues. ... There are four major reasons that I feel athletes deserve all of their money. ... To give a better statistic according to MLB statistics of the players who are drafted each year in the MLB draft on...

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Today, the league seems to be completely entrenched in money. ... Labor unions sprouted in the US around the 1830's; however, the first major group was the Knights of Labor that organized in 1869 (Labor). ... The league wants: A firm salary cap that cannot be broken. ... e league to change into a league based on their styles of play. ... From the time that Jordan won the league's Rookie of the Year a...

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When you think of the greatest basketball player in the history of the National Basketball League it goes without saying that Michael Jordan would be the top prospect. No other player has accomplished as much as Michael in such a short period of time. No other player has been able to face the doub...

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Abstract Basketball players who enter the NBA early are not ready for the NBA. Early entry into the NBA by high school and college basketball players has had a negative affect on the college basketball program, the NBA, and the players themselves. Each year the number of early entries in the NBA rises more and more. In 1997, 47 basketball players entered the NBA draft early, and the number has risen since then. The college basketball program is drained of talent due to players leaving early. ...

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Lakers have a long standing success not only in the NBA, but in the BAA and the NBL as well: three championships among three different leagues. ... The Lakers were founded in 1947, when Ben Berger and Morris Chalfen purchased a disbanded team called the Detroit Gems from the National Basketball League (NBL). ... Well, the major factor was the acquisition of prominent All-Star power forward, Pau Gasol. ...

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