Several NBA owners, including Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, and a contingent of players that included union president Derek Fisher, met in New York on Wednesday. The players and the owners are still trying to come to an agreement to prevent another NBA lockout. Right now the two sides seem far apart, but each side was encouraged after Wednesday's...
Dan Gilbert Several NBA owners, including Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, and a contingent of players that included union president Derek Fisher, met in New York on Wednesday.
The players and the owners are still trying to come to an agreement to prevent another NBA lockout. Right now the two sides seem far apart, but each side was encouraged after Wednesday's meeting.
It comes down to this:
The owners want more of a hard salary cap and a reduction in how much players receive in the revenue split.
The players, however, say there is nothing wrong with the current system and if anything, it should be tweaked to add more revenue sharing between teams.
This current agreement expires at the end of this coming season.
New York Times reporter Jonathan Abrams writes how the union detailed its proposal after unveiling it in June.
“It is going to be a tougher process,” Fisher said. “But it’s very clear in the room, which is why I feel that progress is being made, it’s very clear in the room, that both sides are going to be committed to that process, however many meetings, phone calls, conference calls, e-mails, podcasts, whatever medium you want to use. Everyone is committed to getting the work done, and we recognize that a lockout would be detrimental to our game and everyone loses if there’s a lockout. It’s very apparent in the room. You can touch it, that both sides want to get something done.”