Jerry West says the NBA should consider contraction.

It’s well known that many teams in the NBA are struggling financially. Ticket sales are down 1.2 percent compared to last year, according to SportsBusiness Journal, and only eight teams had full-season-ticket sales of at least 10,000, compared to 11 the year before.

Former Lakers and Grizzlies general manager Jerry West has one solution, which would also help increase the competition level around the league: contraction.

“The biggest difference (between the NBA today and when West played) ... was how competitive the league was,” West told ESPN.com. “Today you have so many players who are part of teams that probably could not have made a bunch of teams (then). I've always felt that contraction would be good for the NBA. I know commissioner (David) Stern probably doesn't like it, but some of these small market teams just can't compete financially.”

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