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