http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. How the new CBA played a big role in the Knicks' decision to part with Jeremy Lin.]]> July 19, 2012 07:35:22 PDT Darnell Mayberry of The Oklahoman: Scott Brooks was rewarded with a four-year contract that is believed to be worth more than $16 million. The deal pu...]]> July 04, 2012 01:44:01 PDT Why did the owners cancel all those games in a fight to aggressively reduce player salaries? By and large, so that small market owners wouldn't feel s...]]> January 26, 2012 12:41:15 PST Whoa, that Derrick Rose rule could mean Russell Westbrook will have a bigger salary than Kevin Durant. Two nice young men in a system that is just dyi...]]> November 28, 2011 13:10:13 PST Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Sport The legendary on-court earner now, amazingly, opposes high NBA player salaries. Perhaps it should come as no su...]]> November 10, 2011 12:56:16 PST Cathal Kelly of the Toronto Star: "The players got what they wanted a long time ago - the shelving of the proposal for a hard salary cap. The owners c...]]> November 02, 2011 04:01:09 PDT Give them credit, they have been consistent. The NBA owners have always said that they want two things from a new CBA: To adjust player salaries so...]]> October 20, 2011 20:55:16 PDT Five thoughts about the lockout: The mid-level is the bedrock of free agency The knee-jerk analysis of the mid-level salary cap exception, among...]]> October 13, 2011 11:16:58 PDT TrueHoop reader David created a chart of the two sides' collective bargaining offers to date. The other day, on Bill Simmons' podcast, NBA Commission...]]> August 25, 2011 04:35:38 PDT A sophisticated examination of the data suggests that when leagues make changes to increase competitive balance, they do not, in fact, create competit...]]> August 10, 2011 09:47:34 PDT The National Basketball Players Association feels that only a "small number" of NBA teams are losing money and continues to say that it has not willing to put a hard salary cap into play when it negotiates a new collective bargaining agreement.]]> March 21, 2011 08:49:42 PDT You don't have to be able to throw a rock very far to hit somebody worried about the power now in the hands of NBA superstars. Top players gatherin...]]> February 28, 2011 13:06:56 PST A peek at the Nuggets' cap savings from the Carmelo Anthony trade. This version of events is different than many out there, because it accounts for th...]]> February 22, 2011 11:14:43 PST Mike Bresnahan and Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times: "The Lakers want to make trades but are a little short on available, desirable players. ...]]> February 02, 2011 04:15:09 PST Steve Kerr says the primary reason the NBA is in financial trouble is because salaries "really exploded." The Players' Association, for the record, sa...]]> October 26, 2010 12:47:30 PDT