Tonight, the NBA and NBAPA avoided a lockout next season and have tentatively reached an agreement on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The deal has not been ratified yet, but Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports! is reporting that it will be a seven-year deal.
The NBA and NBPA have reached a tentative agreement on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, pending ratification by players and team owners.
The NBA and NBPA have reached an agreement in principle on a new 7-year CBA, league sources tell @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 15, 2016
Owners and players must still go through process of ratifying agreement, but that's a mere formality in the process.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 15, 2016
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green proceeded to voice his displeasure over the deal on Twitter.
Deal.?.?. Smh
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) December 15, 2016
That's a heartbreaker
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) December 15, 2016
Stand for something… or fall for anything
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) December 15, 2016
One day we will get it right…. maybe
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) December 15, 2016