To put the "remove a salary cap" idea into perspective for those who don't follow soccer, if the NBA implements this, it will become something like college football, but with a playoff system.
College football today consists of a few consistently elite teams, such as USC, Ohio State, etc., a few teams who crack the top 10 once in a while by getting out of the middle of the pack, the actual middle of the pack, and then the dregs. These elite teams tend to stay at the top years at a time, primarily because their track record allows them to recruit the best players in the nation annually.
The same would happen in the NBA. With owners like Mark Cuban who love to win and are willing to spend, all the best players would be bought up with hefty, ludicrous contracts that they would not be able to refuse. The next thing you know, the Mavs are an all star team with team chemistry and set plays (what even team USA isn't at this point. They're lacking in the set plays, but I digress). Team such as the Clippers however, with a stingy owner in Donald Sterling, would remain at the middle or lower-middle end, because they would be fine with developing young talent at a cheaper price, torturing their fan base with promises of good fortune to come in the future, and then shipping the talent off to the mavs.
There would be far fewer surprises and upsets, because even though there can be surprise teams, there is just no way they will win a league when they have to face teams so loaded with talent that they cannot lose. Sorry David, but Goliath is gonna crush you.
Personally, even though I can see this happening, I hope it doesn't. I like it that there is hope for the Clippers (my favorite team) to one day take down a powerhouse like the Spurs and reach the finals. Even though they aren't the best team, the best part of being a fan is being able to convince yourself that 'this is our year' every offseason. Without that, sports wouldn't be the same.
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