Back in Business

The NBA is back in full swing.

A Very Early Christmas Present now that the lockout is over.
December 25, 2011, mark your calendars.

Let's swing things with a piece from columnist, Adrian Wojnarowski, concerning free agencies

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-wojnarowski_nba_free_agency_113011

-With the salary cap in mind, various teams may have certain salary space to sign free agents, such as the Los Angeles Clippers
-Teams will use advantages of their salary space to sign potential players, such as Nene, to persuade other players to join the same team. Deron Williams may find a future with the center at New Jersey
-The Amnesty Clause allowing teams to release players and pay them off is being used by the teams to their advantage, seeing as how the Wizards will still cling to forward Rashard Lewis.

No Basketball on the Horizon??

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NBA Lockout seems to be prolonged even more.

• Ultimate reasons are salary caps and prowls for signing players and free agents. 
• Owners and Players are in conflict based on money matters in accordance with player deals and the owners' decisions. 
• It's an all-out dispute over salaries exceeding the cap.
• Players are acquired, putting other franchises at a limit to what they can get, which creates a competition that is "locked out" in order to somehow be settled.

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O'Neill, John "Salary caps not a good thing for NBA or fans." Editorial. http://detnews.com/article/20110831/OPINION01/108310347/Salary-caps-not-a-good-thing-for-NBA-or-fans. 31 Aug 11