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NBA free agency 2024: Welcome to the 'Apron era'


[From ESPN]

The apron.

It will probably end up being the word of the 2024-25 NBA offseason, barely finishing ahead of "Bronny."

Admittedly calling what NBA teams are grappling with this summer "the apron" -- or more accurately "aprons" since there are two of them -- is poor branding. The term doesn't audibly or visually make much sense to fans. It's lawyer/accounting terminology.

The bottom line is there is a new set of rules, created nearly 18 months ago when the new collective bargaining agreement was ratified, that are taking effect this summer. These new rules are designed to put clamps on combining player acquisition with heavy spending. You can still do one or the other but it's now much more complicated to do both.

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Read more of ESPN's story HERE


SOURCE www.espn.com

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