It took weeks of negotiating, but the NBA’s new CBA is finally set in stone and will officially apply starting next season. In the hours after reaching an agreement, various sources provided insight on what kind of changes we can expect moving forward.
Perhaps the biggest of these changes involves restrictions on spending that may spell the end of NBA superteams and fans couldn’t be happier.
“Biggest takeaway is the playing field is being leveled and players are being rewarded for actually playing, love it,” wrote Netscast.
Biggest takeaway is the playing field is being leveled and players are being rewarded for actually playing, love it.
— Brooklyn Netcast (@BrooklynNetcast) April 1, 2023
“Another attempt to penalize the highest spenders of talent…congratulations to those narritive makers at that 4 letter network for making “competing financially” a thing,” wrote one Twitter user.
Another attempt to penalize the highest spenders of talent…congratulations to those narritive makers at that 4 letter network for making "competing financially" a thing….
— Curti (@curtiefoo) April 1, 2023
One fan even listed some teams that could see the most impact from these changes: “This will eventually affect Memphis, OKC, Sacramento. They all have young cores that will want max money…”
This will eventually affect Memphis, OKC, Sacramento. They all have young cores that will want max money.
— George K Fahnbulleh (@gkfahnbulleh) April 1, 2023
“The new CBA in layman terms : We don’t want another Golden state warriors team dominating for years”
The new CBA in layman terms : We don't want another Golden state warriors team dominating for years
— LeSWEPT JAMES 🧹🧹🧹🧹 (@icaughtucappin) April 1, 2023
NBA’s New CBA Will Have A Big Impact On The Future Of The League
Obviously, we won’t know the full impact of the CBA until we see it in action, but it’s clear that the NBA is moving away from the ‘superteam’ meta to push as many teams towards contention as possible.
“The NBA is curbing the ability of the highest-spending teams, such as the Golden State Warriors and the LA Clippers, to continue running up salary and luxury tax spending while still maintaining mechanisms to add talent to the roster,” wrote ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. “The league is implementing a second salary cap apron — $17.5 million over the tax line — and those teams will lose several key team building mechanisms, including the taxpayer mid-level exception, utilizing cash in trades, moving first-round picks in drafts that are seven years away and signing free agent players in the buyout market, sources said.”
ESPN Reporting with @BobbyMarks42: In new CBA, high-spending teams above a second-apron of luxury tax aren’t allowed to send cash in deals, trade first-round picks seven years away or sign players in the buyout market. https://t.co/LcI0Zjb3FF
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 1, 2023
This change basically strengthens the penalties for over-spending in the NBA and it could play a huge role in how teams construct their rosters moving forward.
While some fans were indifferent towards the move, many praised it as a positive direction for the association. No matter which side you are on, however, we can all agree that the NBA is in good hands going forward, and it will be interesting to see how their new rules changes the experience for everyone.
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