They already have a piece of the action, the TV contract is part of the revenue that gets divided up to make the salary cap. The last I saw they were arguing over pennies, they’re both gunning for a 50/50 split the question is 50% of what, and one side’s 50/50 when looked at with the other side’s is about 47/53. But like so often happens in labor negotiations nobody wants to blink and look week. Unless somebody goes nuts any lockout should be quick, this isn’t a fundamental differences argument like the last one that resulted in the NHL being a capped league.
The players currently get 57% of revenue. The owners want a 50/50 split. I’m on the side of the owners in this one. The league is one business with different parts called teams.
Currently the business is on a losing trend with more and more teams becoming financially unstable. I’d also like to see a cap on long term deals, ten years max and make them age dependent. Also more revenue sharing for the sun belt teams.