NBA Lockout Update: Owners, players agree on tentative deal to end NBA lockout
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It seems as though the day has finally come with the NBA owners and players seeing eye-to-eye on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). After meeting for 15 hours on Friday and into Saturday morning, the league can say goodbye to a very long and drawn out NBA lockout as it appears that we will see NBA games get started this season on Christmas Day.
Remember, this is nothing more than a tentative deal which basically means a handshake on a agreement with nothing signed, but everyone seems to be in agreement that this new CBA will get signed in the coming days. The players and owners must take a vote on the new CBA and it will almost certainly pass.
With that being said, the NBA is officially back in action and NBA camps and free agency will begin on Dec. 9. Now that we can put the NBA lockout behind us, the speculation about the upcoming season begins and you can start considering NBA futures betting.
As of right now, the Los Angeles Lakers aren't favored to win it all, but they are pretty close and it might be a bet worth taking!
In the meantime, avid Lakers fans should get ready for what will be an extremely fast free agency period in which the team could make a few changes. There has been plenty of talk of what potential free agents could be coming to town like Jamal Crawford (Atlanta Hawks), Baron Davis (Cleveland Cavaliers), Jason Richardson (Orlando Magic) and Mike Bibby (Miami Heat), but it is uncertain what direction the Lakers will go in.
It will be interesting to see all the player movement starting Dec. 9.
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