From the Star Tribune:
Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu was named the NBA’s Most Improved Player. Timberwolves forward Al Jefferson was fourth in the balloting. 
 
 
 
NBA owners have approved a new plan that increases the amount of shared
revenue doled out annually to deserving teams to $49 million, up from
$30 million, as owners try to close the gap between high- and
low-revenue franchises.
 
Also from Lombardo:
Adoption of the plan comes after a year of discussions about retooling
the league’s revenue-sharing system. The debate was pushed along by a
group of eight team owners: Michael Heisley (Memphis Grizzlies), Bob
Johnson (Charlotte Bobcats), George Shinn (New Orleans Hornets), Paul
Allen (Portland Trail Blazers), Herb Simon (Indiana Pacers), Glen
Taylor (Minnesota Timberwolves), Larry Miller (Utah Jazz), and Herb
Kohl (Milwaukee Bucks). In September 2006, they sent a letter to NBA
Commissioner David Stern raising their concerns about how the league
shares revenue.
 
 
 
 
This refers to parking-lot attendees, ushers, security personnel,
ticket takers and concession workers who are employed by the city or
the venue where the team plays.
 
As an Orlando Magic season-ticket holder, I have interactions with
these groups of employees at every game, and none of the people in
these vital jobs work for the Magic. Yet these are the first lines of
interaction between the fans and the people who make up (in this case)
the Magic experience. Thus, people can affect my perception of
attending a Magic game positively or negatively with no direct
connection to or investment in the team…
 
 
 
…Pete Winemiller of the Seattle SuperSonics and Jeff Munneke of the
Minnesota Timberwolves have pioneered programs that work with non-team
employees with measurable success…