Another threshold would be passed if any three teams had player compensation in excess of $42 million.

The coaches, who should be leading the charge for player compensation, are too often silent.

But the amount of the guarantee, $1 billion for player compensation, takes that burden away.

In a study by the league's players association last November, bonus money accounted for $1.29 billion, or 49 percent, of player compensation.

If player compensation is above 55 percent of basketball-related income - a certainty - the money will go to the owners.

His team would have had either the right to match any salary offer or player compensation from the team that signed him.

The union rejected a proposal that would have increased player compensation to unprecedented levels, Henderson said in a statement.

Guarantee a stipulated percentage of baseball's gross income to be set aside for player compensation.

How to distribute player compensation could be negotiated with player input.

If a team could sign only two or three "premium" free agents, without restricting the rest, the guaranteed total player compensation would protect everyone.