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Congrats to the Boston Celtics for winning the NBA Championship.

Every offseason, the powers that be look at the NBA rules and make some adjustments. Here are a couple rules that I think the NBA should implement soon.

The NBA needs to crack down on teams circumventing the trade rules. For example, this past season Brent Barry returned to the San Antonio Spurs after being traded to and then waived by the Seattle Supersonics. Though I can’t say the Spurs planned this ahead of time; it’s just a loophole that needs to be closed. If a player is traded to another team, that player shouldn’t be able to return to his original team until the following season.

Also, teams shouldn’t be able to sign retired players just for purposes of matching salaries in trades. Keith Van Horn and Aaron McKie being involved in trades was a joke. The rule should be that no player can be signed and then traded after the NBA season begins.

Another issue that should be considered is the size of the NBA basketball court. NBA players today are getting bigger, faster and more athletic. With that in mind, it’s time to widen the basketball court. By making the court four feet wider, that’ll allow players many more angles to attack offensively. No longer would the corner three-pointer be so precarious.

What do you think? What new rules would you implement in the NBA?

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