Collective Bargaining Agreement

Remember all that optimism emanating out of the NBA and the National Basketball Players Associations? All those signs that pointed to the avoidance of a lockout in 2017? All the certainty that the two sides would hash out a new collective bargaining agreement before one of them opted out once allowed on December 15? Yeah, [...]

Here is your latest “There won’t be an NBA lockout in 2017” update. The latest is brought to you by The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor: The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association expect to finalize terms on a new collective bargaining agreement “just after Thanksgiving” or in “early December,” a source familiar with the negotiations [...]

While it seemed bleak over the past year or so, there are several indications that the players and the owners have improved tremendously towards reaching a new collective bargaining agreement and avoiding another potential lockout at the beginning of the 2017-18 season. Both sides are expected to opt out of the current CBA at the [...]

With more and more talk about players forming "Big 3" alliances, we should expect the new Collective Bargaining Agreement to limit freedom for free agents. [...]

November 24, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Maybe i’m too old school, or maybe I am just too big of a fan to bear the thought of sitting through another NBA player lockout and having the NBA on hold once again. But regardless of the reasons, I wish the players and the owners would just [...]

September 15, 2010 – Dr. Anklesnap Stephon Marbury has been one one crazy character in the NBA for a long time. He is a media darling and a PR nightmare all at the same time due to his antics and odd off the court behaviour. But he’s in China now, trying to salvage what’s left [...]

August 28, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol The first question people in the United States ask about Ricky Rubio these days is simple: “When is he coming to Minnesota?” The answer is complicated. Rubio, who was drafted fifth over all by the Timberwolves in 2009, is set to play his second season with F.C. Barcelona, [...]

August 13, 2010 – Kevin Burke Are athletes guys who are overpaid for simply just playing a game? Absolutely, but it’s all relative. However, sometimes they do things that show you that they care and are interested in what’s going on. Yesterday, many players were in attendance to take in the negotiation session between the [...]