Official CBA/Labour Talks Discussion Thread III

[Cool-Hand-Luke]

Sucks to be Wilson Chandler and JR Smith....

[Mr.Raptorsingh]

WOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

Damn right. Everybody else has fallen a sleep I commend you my friend, even though I have no clue why I'm up so late...probably due to stupidity.

lol yeah by chance I check twitter and everyone is breaking the news. My birthday is this weekend and this is a great way to start off the festivities.

Happy birthday in advance, bro.

[tecumseh18]

Adrian Wojnarowski
The players will have to reform the union, and the 450-plus players will still have to ratify a deal to make it official.

Can we assume they'll vote "Yay" to ratify it?

Short answer, yes.

Long answer

F*CK YEAH!

[Mr.Raptorsingh]

Ken Berger
Hunter: Once we present it (to players), we're confident they will support it

[Mr.Raptorsingh]

Woooo!!

[Mr.Raptorsingh]

Ken Berger
Stern: If all goes smoothly, training camps will open Dec. 9. Season will be 66 game beginning on Christmas.

[Mr.Raptorsingh]

Kate Fagan: Official press conference over. Handshakes all around. Between Stern and Fisher, Silver and Fisher, Stern and Hunter. The #NBA is back.

Chris Broussard
Players got slightly more than 50% of BRI, but not quite 51, sources say....not sure if it's a band

Chris Broussard
Players accepted 49-51 band, sources say..b-list issues (draft, sge limit, drug testing) to be discussed tomorrow

They pretty much accepted the deal that was on table...in October as far as BRI goes. Don't know about the system specifics just yet. Owners got the deal they wanted for the most part it seems.

[Ponchos]

So I guess the players were dumb for going the legal route then? Morons? Was that the consensus?

In other news, hoooooooooooooray!

[C_Money]

Whaaaaa... I don't believe this until its 100% true. Somebody must have caved in to get this deal.

[JunkYardSubs]

[tecumseh18]

Chris Broussard


Players accepted 49-51 band, sources say..b-list issues (draft, sge limit, drug testing) to be discussed tomorrow

This will be interesting. Oh, to be a fly on the wall.

[highness]

Can't wait for the day that this thread is finally unstickied.

[bboyskinnylegs]

as long as the minimum draft age is unchanged, this is excellent news

[bboyskinnylegs]

Finding middle ground on those was key. Among them:
– The mid-level exception for non-taxpaying teams will have a maximum length of four years every season (instead of alternating at four years, then three years). Starting salary can be as much as $5 million.
– There apparently will be a “mini” MLE for taxpaying teams, restricting the amount they can offer to free agents.
– A 10 percent maximum escrow tax will be withheld without the unlimited “true up” amount requested by the owners in their previous offer.
– Extend-and-trade deals –- as used by Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks last season –- will be modified but not eliminated in a new CBA. That could impact players such as Orlando’s Dwight Howard and New Jersey’s Deron Williams.
– A new benefits pool for players equivalent to 1 percent of BRI will include annuities for retired players ages 35-50, as well as funds for continuing education.
– The “match” period for restricted free agents will be reduced from seven days to three days. Qualifying offers are expected to be increased.
– Other compromises were believed to have been reached on the “repeater” luxury tax penalties to be paid by teams exceeding the tax threshold in four of any five seasons. Among the “B-list” issues are the age limit for entry to the draft (possibly upping to 20 years and two years out of high school), drug testing modifications, discipline and D League assignments.

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2011/11/2 ... ef:nbahpt1

[BorisDK1]

– A new benefits pool for players equivalent to 1 percent of BRI will include annuities for retired players ages 35-50, as well as funds for continuing education.

What a fantastic arrangement! This would be great for the one-and-done college players.

[bboyskinnylegs]

Free agency and training camps will start on Dec. 9, Stern said. Under the current agreement, the regular season would have a 66-game schedule that begins on Christmas Day with three games: Boston Celtics at the New York Knicks; Miami Heat at the Dallas Mavericks; and Chicago Bulls at the Los Angeles Lakers.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=A ... nds-112611