NBPA executive director David Kelly said the league's "second apron" is forcing teams to make decisions that are "not basketball decisions" and hurting players for the benefit of "cost control."
National Basketball Players Association executive director David Kelly said Friday the second apron decimates teams and forces choices "that are not basketball decisions."
National Basketball Players Association executive director David Kelly said Friday the second apron decimates teams and forces choices "that are not basketball decisions."
National Basketball Players Association executive director David Kelly said Friday the second apron decimates teams and forces choices "that are not basketball decisions."
National Basketball Players Association executive director David Kelly said Friday that the second apron decimates teams and forces choices "that are not basketball decisions."
The NBA’s second apron has no shortage of critics these days. Now, the head of the players’ union is joining the list. Speaking Friday, NBPA executive director David Kelly said he’d like to see the league soften — or even eliminate — the second apron, arguing it has forced teams into making financial decisions instead […] The post Players’ union chief wants NBA to rethink second apron: ‘We’re not fans’ appeared first on Hoops Wire.
NBPA executive director David Kelly criticized the NBA's second apron system Friday, calling for it to be softened or eliminated. Kelly argued the salary cap mechanism has forced teams into decisions unrelated to basketball. "We are not fans of the second apron," said Kelly. "We did not propose the second apron. We should have done a better job of fighting back against the second apron. In the future, we will have a much more unified union, and we will do a better job of fighting back. ... We...
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