The NBA did not need another lockout to solve some of the issues from the last one. The league’s current collective bargaining agreement, which has been in place since the end of the 2011 lockout, had flaws and loopholes that have been exploited over the past five years. The new one, which still needs to be ratified in the next month, attempts to fix those issues and create a workable system of rules for all parties.
While many details about the new CBA have been reported (especially from The Washington Post’s Tim Bontemps), it is also important to remember that all of the nuance and full ramifications will only be discernible when the full text of the massive document becomes available.