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The Choice, with positive marketing

This is my first FanPost, so if I do something wrong, I apologize. Also, the title "The Choice" was unfortunately taken.

Here is my idea:

Is there anything stopping a superstar (and of course Melo is the one that can go into free agency first, so I'll use him as the example) from doing the following? Melo could do his "decision" on tv, much like LeBron, except instead of him announcing where he was going, Melo would turn it into a fundraiser for his preferred charity. Melo would have his list of teams that he is interested in going to (with contracts already in hand, waiting to be signed), and people would call in to donate money to the charity. The donor would get to pick a team for this money to "count" towards, so that the team that had the most money donated in its name would be the winner -- and get Melo to sign with them.

For instance, if OurDay called in and donated $20 to the charity and picked Charlotte, then that would count towards Charlotte's running amount.

It seems like a good way to raise money for a charity and allow a superstar to get out of their current city with less fuss. Obviously, Melo would not have to pick Denver as one of the teams.

I realize that there are some problems with it (for instance, MJ donating for him to come to Charlotte) that would have to be resolved. However, this would put a positive spin on Melo leaving and raise a lot of money for a good cause. What do you guys think about this proposal?

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I like what you're saying.

Can I bum $20?

My sources can beat up your sources

by Ourdaywillcome on Aug 18, 2010 2:53 PM EDT reply actions  

+1

I got $20 on it. Maybe Bank of America or Wells Fargo might be interested…

by JDuaneHipps on Aug 18, 2010 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ourday

I’ll spot you $20 dude.. :)

by Lazy Dog on Aug 18, 2010 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

And the winner is...

The Nets with an anonymous donation of $100 billion! In unrelated news, Visa is reporting thousands of credit cards have been maxed out.

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by Ben Swanson on Aug 18, 2010 4:31 PM EDT reply actions  

It's a nice idea

but I’m thinking there might be some technical complications. What’s to stop a team w/ deep pockets, like NY from outbidding all other teams on the charity front? Even though the money doesn’t actually go to Melo, it goes to his charity of choice. In a way, teams will be spending big money (circumventing the salary cap) to effectively buy the rights to this player. That alone is a sticky situation for me.

What if Melo has ties to the charity? That’s a whole other mess.

I see now that whataboutbob has picked up on the flaws here too.

I hate to be a downer, but this just has scandle written all over it.

by and1droid on Aug 18, 2010 4:34 PM EDT reply actions  

On the other hand...

if this is anything like a PBS pledge drive I’ll just call in and pledge 1 gazillion bones to whatever charity. My name happens to be David Arnott. Yes that’s w/ two T’s at the end.

by and1droid on Aug 18, 2010 4:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Interesting concept

To answer your question directly, there probably aren’t any legal issues with a NBA player doing something like this. As far is being legitimate (as other comments have mentioned), that’s another story.

by Newsinz on Aug 18, 2010 5:53 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm aware that it has potential scandal issues...

which is why I mentioned MJ donating money. When an owner does so, that can quickly get ugly. That’s why I think rules would have to be involved — at the very least employees of each franchise and their direct families should not be allowed to donate.

I wonder if that superstar could get David Stern to oversee it, to avoid any scandals?

by Tim Rudisill on Aug 18, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Stern in charge of keeping everything fair?

That’s like putting Tommy Chong in charge of the DEA.

My sources can beat up your sources

by Ourdaywillcome on Aug 19, 2010 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was going to say something

But I was hoping that the “Stern” comment was sarcasm

by andrewlail76 on Aug 19, 2010 1:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

Ok, so franchises and their family’s and what not cant donate. MJ to a friend: hey call this number donate $10,000 and ill transfer $10,100 to your bank account.

I win as if im used to it, and i loose as if i like it for a change.

by Noahzack on Aug 19, 2010 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Obviously it can happen...

but it is limited in scope. There are only so many people you can trust with that kind of information that you cheated before word gets out.

by Tim Rudisill on Aug 19, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

True

I win as if im used to it, and i loose as if i like it for a change.

by Noahzack on Aug 19, 2010 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

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