NBA commissioner Adam Silver stands firm on second apron amid cries that it's an effective hard salary cap
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NBA commissioner Adam Silver stands firm on second apron amid cries that it's an effective hard salary cap
Adam Silver has no interest in relitigating what's already been collectively bargained.
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PrimaryNBA commissioner Adam Silver stands firm on second apron amid cries that it's an effective hard salary cap
Adam Silver has no interest in relitigating what's already been collectively bargained.
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Adam Silver hits back at players’ 2nd-apron complaints with defiant Knicks-Spurs point
One of the biggest complaints regarding the CBA, from fans, media and NBA teams alike, is what’s become known as the dreaded second-apron, a salary cap threshold that is viewed as a hinderance to keeping a contending team together. But during a recent press conference amid NBA Summer League, commissioner Adam Silver defended the second-apron, […] The post Adam Silver hits back at players’ 2nd-apron complaints with defiant Knicks-Spurs point appeared first on ClutchPoints.
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Adam Silver defends second apron after players union, players, fans rip it
"It's certainly not an unintended consequence," Siver said of things like the Jaylen Brown trade because of the aprons.
Publisher:Adam Silver: Apron System 'Working Very Well' From 'Competitive Standpoint'
During a press conference on Tuesday, Adam Silver pushed back on the notion that the NBA's new collective bargaining agreement with a more punitive apron system is creating unintended consequences for the league. NBPA executive director David Kelly said last week the system needs to be softened or eliminated and it is acting like a de factor hard salary cap that has forced teams into decisions unrelated to basketball. "So it's certainly not an unintended consequence," said Silver. "When you h...
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NBA Notes: Salary Cap, Timberwolves, LaMelo Ball, Lakers, Austin Reaves
NBA Salary Cap Not everyone is a fan of the NBA’s second tax apron. Commissioner Adam Silver is. While the National Basketball Players Association has expressed interest in revisiting some of the league’s newest salary-cap restrictions, Silver said Tuesday he believes the current system is accomplishing exactly what it was designed to do. “The purpose […] The post NBA Notes: Salary Cap, Timberwolves, LaMelo Ball, Lakers, Austin Reaves appeared first on Hoops Wire.
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Adam Silver defends NBA's second apron system - TalkBasket.net
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