SpearsNBAYahoo Marc J. Spears All 30 NBA facilities are available to all players, including free agents, a source also told Y! Sports.
alanhahn Alan Hahn #NBA official confirms team facilities will be open to players starting Thursday. GMs can contact agents about players tomorrow. #fb Let the rumors begin!
alanhahn Alan Hahn NBA and NBPA agreed on the early opening of facilities. But it's a good sign that a CBA is close to completion. Still needs to be ratified. sam_amick Sam Amick Well, hello NBA: Sources confirm league announcement that free agency talks begin at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning and team facilities open Thur. KBergCBS Ken Berger Players going to practice facilities Thursday must sign a waiver and can't interact with coaches. Can use weight room and practice on own. sam_amick Sam Amick Free agents can't be signed until Dec. 9, but talks can begin tomorrow at 9 a.m. local time and no oral agreements can be made. KBergCBS Ken Berger Agent-exec conversations that begin Wednesday can't take the form of any formal deals. Wink, wink ... KBergCBS Ken Berger So with that and sign-and-trade limitations, new rules could create a new wave of free agency, one exec said. KBergCBS Ken Berger Basically, fellow scribes, prepare for two trade deadlines: one in January and another in February. #bringbackthelockout
sam_amick Sam Amick No GMs or coaches can watch the players play and players must sign waivers. Free agency signings start Dec. 9. daldridgetnt David Aldridge Multiple sources confirm Yahoo! report that teams can begin contacting player agents Wednesday a.m. Cannot sign deals until lockout ends.
GM's and Coaches can easily bend these rules by using back channels. Expect alot of rumors of FA's destinations from tomm. to Dec. 9.
FisolaNYDN Frank Isola Can we stop this nonsense that NBA coaches & GMs can't watch their players workout at their gyms starting Thursday. Who would know or care :grin:
SpearsNBAYahoo Marc J. Spears To clarify, NBA GMs and agents can talk terms beginning Wednesday, but are not permitted to enter into oral or written agreements.
HowardBeckNYT Howard Beck As others have reported, NBA is allowing teams and agents to start talking Weds. No deals can be consummated, tho, until deal ratified HowardBeckNYT Howard Beck Also, players can return to NBA gyms on Thurs, can work w/trainers and strength coaches. But no supervised activity on the court. KBergCBS Ken Berger Wild speculation began tues “@briancmahoney Feels like basketball season. Teams/agents can talk Wed, players can enter workout centers Thur”
mr_jasonjones Jason Jones Teams will be allowed to comment publicly on free agency, players, the upcoming season, etc., starting tomorrow.
Season to open with 5 games(not original 3) http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/30/sports/basketball/nba-to-open-with-5-games.html
hsf09, can you post this in a separate thread? http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7...p-big-trade-offer-dwight-howard-orlando-magic
WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski Early round of team-to-agents calls producing lots of posturing, little clarity. "Everyone's working on their lies first," one GM says.
Can someone with ESPN insider post this? http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/stor...975&_slug_=how-new-cba-affects-every-nba-team Team-by-team breakdown: New CBA How the NBA's new system will impact all 30 teams in 2011-12 season, future seasons
deepsixer3 Kate Fagan #NBA labor update: "trade association" has received more than 50% of the 260 "authorization cards" needed to recertify union. deepsixer3 Kate Fagan #NBA update (cont): "trade association" expects to hit # soon, recertify as NBPA. Word is 450 players could vote to ratify new CBA next Wed.
