Details of the NBA's latest proposal

* no extend-and-trade
* no sign-and-trade for teams that are paying luxury tax
* less lucrative Bird rights
* no player options for max deals
* 4-year contract length (5 for Bird deals)
* 3-/4-year midlevel exception
* one contract amnesty per team
* "stretch" multi-year expensing for contracts of cut players
* etc.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/sports/basketball/what-nba-could-be-like-under-a-new-labor-deal.html?hp

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Woj points out a couple other spots

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Also, the NBA wants to conduct out-of-season drug testing of players, including testing for some drugs and performance-enhancing substances that could only be done through blood samples. Currently, the NBA does random in-season testing of urine samples for such drugs as marijuana and cocaine. If the players were to vote to accept the terms of the owners’ current proposal, the litany of B-list issues – including contraction, drug testing, Developmental League assignments and draft age eligibility – would still have to be agreed upon.

by Shinons* on Nov 14, 2011 8:48 AM EST reply actions

the performance enhancing drug testing intrigues me

I don’t get why they don’t do it in basketball of all sports. Doesn’t it seem a bit unnatural that some of these guys can weigh 230 lbs, have a 40" vertical and have the lateral quickness of a track star?

Without a doubt, squats are a cure for everything.

by bearded thundar on Nov 17, 2011 1:05 AM EST up reply actions

Aaaaaagreed

Anytime someone’s considered a “freak of nature,” they’re probably not.

by Shinons* on Nov 17, 2011 6:33 AM EST up reply actions

Definitely. I was always surprised they didn’t take drug testing more seriously in the league.

by garrettelliott on Nov 17, 2011 12:36 PM EST up reply actions

depends on what they're looking for

If it’s ped’s, then it makes sense to extend that year round. But if it’s recreational drugs, then I can see the nbpa (funny, the link is broken http://www.nbpa.com/) having issues with that. Roscoe and Damon Stoudamire would agree.

by C$ on Nov 17, 2011 1:50 PM EST up reply actions

Amare is a prime example

Freak athlete that out of the blue blows out his knees, and then remarkably is the first person to not have their career not ruined by microfracture surgery? If that doesn’t scream some type of anabolics without the proper precautions I don’t know what does

Without a doubt, squats are a cure for everything.

by bearded thundar on Nov 17, 2011 8:57 PM EST up reply actions