NBA, NBPA Optimistic About New Deal

Sources: NBA, union optimistic new CBA deal likely finalized within several weeks

The NBA and National Basketball Players Association have made significant progress toward a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, and there is strong optimism among officials on both sides that a deal could be finalized in the next several weeks, league sources told The Vertical.

The NBA and NBPA each have until Dec. 15 to exercise an opt-out clause of the current 10-year deal that was reached in 2011, but sources on both sides believe that a new deal will be in place prior to that date.

An agreement will eliminate the possibility of a work stoppage in 2017.

Terrible news, obviously. The last time we had a lockout, we got NBA's Greatest in NBA 2K12, and that was fantastic.

In all seriousness though, that sounds promising.

i hope they find more ways to stack teams so you know who is going to play in the finals before the season begins

rumor is that they're getting rid of the Gilbert Arenas rule, or at least making it more favorable to matching teams