NEW YORK (AP) – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says he has ”no expectation” that players will opt out of the collective bargaining agreement in 2017, potentially leading to another lockout.
The 10-year deal that the league and players agreed to that ended the 2011 lockout gave either side the right to opt out after six years.
With the league projecting financial growth, there has been speculation that players will take that option in three years, especially since a new national TV contract will be in place by then.
But Silver tells a gathering of Associated Press Sports Editors on Thursday there have been no discussions about that and it’s ”premature” for either side to determine how well the deal has or hasn’t worked, especially since the Players Association is still without an executive director.
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