NBA CBA Negotiations: Latest News, Rumors on Labor Talks

October 6th, 2016 by Tyler Conway Leave a reply »
The NBA and National Basketball Players Association could have a new collective bargaining agreement finalized in the near future after reportedly making "significant progress" in negotiations.

On Thursday, Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical reported the new deal could be done within the next "several weeks." The NBA and NBPA have until Dec. 15 to exercise an opt-out clause in the current CBA, which was ratified in 2011 after a lengthy lockout.

Few concrete details regarding the labor discussions have been made public. Wojnarowski noted the two sides have agreed to a significant increase in rookie-scale contracts and a deal that would allow two-way contracts between the NBA and NBA Development League.


The current CBA had an original length of 10 years, but few expect it to get past the 2016-17 season, giving both sides an opportunity to renegotiate.

That we're seemingly nearing a period of labor harmony is a credit to Silver and NBPA executive director Michele Roberts, who are both seated at the head of the table for the first time. Silver was former Commissioner David Stern's longtime second-in-command and sat by his si ...

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