I have touched on this topic before when I wrote about a possible revisitation of the practice rules in the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, but in a long-term viewpoint, we’re really not all that far off from the expiration date of the current CBA, which means that the deal will need to be worked out anew in a few years’ time.
Last time, I’m sure you’ll recall, during 2011, the negotiations were pretty contentious, and it resulted in a lockout of the players through much of the summer. This prevented teams from signing undrafted free agents until late in the proceedings, as just one direct side effect of that process.