The NBA’s “more and more decided pursuit of an Higher Spending Restrict” has been the No. 1 problem of their latest collective bargaining settlement negotiations with the NBPA. With the 2 sides nowhere near a brand new deal, there’ll seemingly be an extension of the December fifteenth deadline for both facet to decide out of the present settlement.
The league doesn’t seem like utilizing the Higher Spending Restrict, which is successfully a tough cap, as a negotiation tactic with a view to achieve concessions in different areas.
There may be perception {that a} new system is required for aggressive steadiness.
“There might be a lockout earlier than there’s a tough cap,” one sources on the gamers’ facet instructed Marc Stein in October.