ESPN.com · Oct 28, 2022
Sources: NBA pursuing upper salary limit in new agreement with NBPA
The NBA is pursuing the implementation of an upper salary limit in its negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement with the National Basketball Players Association, a systematic change that has been met with significant union resistance.
In the wake of large market contenders Golden State, Brooklyn and the LA Clippers running up massive payrolls and luxury tax penalties, the NBA is proposing a system that would replace the luxury tax with a hard limit that teams could not exceed to pay salaries, sources said.
The league's proposal has been met with the firm resistance of the NBPA, to the point of the union considering it a non-starter in discussions, sources said.