I was thinking today,

Many times NBA reporters, with seasoned instincts and a wealth of information about the league, have a good idea which contracts are albatrosses right when they are signed.

Instead of free agency the league should let a reporter panel decide player salary.
Lots of top end players get trapped on rookie scale and minimum deals and meanwhile, less deserving players that are barely in the league take home millions.

An arbitrary 3rd person panel of top NBA reporters could ensure that players are being paid fairly.
For example, the value added by LeBron is much much higher than his $39.22M.

Meanwhile, low impact player minimum players become millionaires simply riding the bench. If were to reduce their salaries to a typical NBA reporter's ($50K) we could better pay Lebron what he's worth.
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