Unit 2 Part II Can You Join the League? NBA Edition Final Inquiry The Big Question How does economic competition affect professional sports associations and teams? Objectives - Students will be able to: Recognize competition and incentives in professional sports, Describe a cartel Describe a monopoly Explain how professional sports associations exhibit behaviors of a cartel and a monopoly Interpret the interdependent relationship between a professional sports association and the individual teams in that association. Step 1: Brainstorm What are some economic decisions that NBA teams must make? (5 examples) What are some important statistics that NBA teams must consider with their players