The 2011 nba lockout was the fourth lockout in the history of the national basketball. The nbas maximum player salary and the distribution of. The lockout lasted 161 days, beginning on july 1, 2011 and ending on december 8, 2011. The purpose of those changes was to improve competitive balance among the league, allowing smaller market teams to better compete with larger market teams. Collective bargaining agreement cba about the collective bargaining agreement between the nbpa and the nba sets out the terms and conditions of employment for all professional basketball players playing in the national basketball association, as well as the respective rights and obligations of the nba clubs, the nba, and the nbpa. The 2011 nba lockout was the fourth lockout in the history of the national basketball association nba. The national basketball association nba passed a new collective bargaining agreement cba in 2011 that introduced many changes to the structure of the league. Owners wanted to implement a hard salary cap and a harsher luxury tax, hoping to increase. Rookie scale under the 2011 cba, and such increase is being phased in over three. It delayed the start of the 201112 regular season from november 1 to december 25, and it reduced the regular. In years 1 and 2, tax rate for teams withteam salary above tax level is. Asymmetric information, bargaining power and the principal agency problem article pdf available in managerial finance 429. Pdf the 20112021 nba collective bargaining agreement. It was the fourth lockout in the history of the nba, and the second labor stoppage resulting in a cancellation of games, shortening each teams 201112 season from 82 games to 66.
The salary cap places a limit on the total salaries each team can pay its players during the season, subject to certain exceptions refer to section i. The salary of the waived player will not count toward the luxury tax. The 161day lockout began on july 1, 2011 and ended on december 8, 2011. Team owners began the work stoppage upon expiration of the 2005 collective bargaining agreement cba. The nbas luxury tax is discussed further infra, and represents a financial. Other notable provisions included minimum player salaries that escalated with player experience, a luxury tax imposed. The expiring cba led to the 2011 nba lockout, because the league. Notwithstanding the foregoing, i the salary cap for the 201112. Under the cba, all teams are subject to a salary cap and minimum team salary for each season. The chart below is a comparison of the 2011 nba collective bargaining agreement, dated december, 2011 2011 cba and the 2017 nba collective bargaining agreement, dated january 19, 2017 2017 cba. Archived pdf from the original on november 15, 2011. The 2011 cba instituted major changes to the luxury tax regime. The basketball lockout of 2011 bureau of labor statistics. The chart contains substantive changes made to the nba cba not including changes to nba financials e.
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