Final year in the CBA

This is the final year in the collective bargaining agreement so things get a bit wonky — like having the ability to use two tags.

The other thing to consider with the CBA is that no one knows what the next deal will look like. Players may think they’ll get more of the revenue pie, and in that case signing a long term deal won’t be great if more money comes to the market in the next CBA. Teams may also want to have shorter deals since there is uncertainty in the market. The problem is that teams may not want to sit out of the market because they have all this space and because . . .