NBA, NBPA Agree on New CBA: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction

The NBA and NBA Players Association have been engaged in intense negotiations regarding a new collective bargaining agreement for months, and the two sides put the finishing touches on the new accord Wednesday. 

The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears and The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the NBA and NBPA agreed in principle to a new seven-year CBA. 

Sports Illustrated’s Jeremy Woo provided a snapshot of the joint press release announcing the tentative agreement: 

NBA, Players Association agree to new tentative labor deal. Official: pic.twitter.com/tD6udkPcNq

— Jeremy Woo (@JeremyWoo) December 15, 2016

Wojnarowski wrote that both the owners and players have to go through the process of ratifying the new CBA, but he classified those actions as a formality at this point. 

NBA TV broke down the news shortly before the announcement was made: 

Breaking News: NBA and NBPA reach tentative deal on new CBA https://t.co/6uPyHOM73v

— NBA TV (@NBATV) December 15, 2016

Citing sources, Wojnarowski reported the NBA will shorten the preseason and start the regular season a week earlier to help space out games and eliminate the number of back-to-backs teams play. 

According to an October report from Wojnarowski, the players’ share of …

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