Kelly and other NBPA leaders believe the system should …

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Kelly and other NBPA leaders believe the system should change so Wembanyama wouldn’t have to make that choice. During a 40-minute news conference Friday, Kelly advocated for the league to start exploring ways to soften the second apron well before the Oct. 15, 2028, deadline for the NBA or its players to opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement. He supported an idea Stevens brought up in that same news conference that would allow teams to pay players a full maximum contract with supermax eligibility, but only have those deals count as 25 percent of the salary cap.

New York Times

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