Where there is smoke, usually there is fire. Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical is reporting that there have been movements along the new Collective Bargaining Agreement front. Both the NBA and the NBPA have until December 15 of this year to exercise the opt out clause of the current CBA. The current deal was a 10-year agreement signed in 2011, with the opportunity to renegotiate at the halfway mark.
The last time the league was up against the CBA, the NBPA disbanded the union and sued the league for anti-trust violations. This time? If you believe the leaks and rumors things are looking a bit more positive.