As you may have heard, the NBA announced that the lockout might finally end. The players union and the owners have come to an agreement, but still have to work on a few minor negotiations before the NBA can start the season.
It was announced on Monday that the NBA season will start on Christmas Day. The season with be shorter, with only 66 games, and the same playoff system will be that of a normal NBA season.
Juniors Nick Bucher and Manuel Miranda both are excited that the NBA is coming back this year.
“The lockout makes me salty because it’s a bunch of rich guys fighting over millions of dollars, but I’m excited to see Bulls play some basketball!” Bucher exclaimed.
The resolution of the lockout was most important to the rookies such as Kyrie Irving, Kemba Walker, and Jimmer Fredette, who were drafted in the 2011 because they ran the risk of not get getting paid for a year, not being able to support themselves, and not having access to the teams’ equipment to work out.
The deal was that both the players and the owners would receive 50 percent of basketball-related income, in comparison to the players previous pay of 57 percent of basketball-related income.
Details of the agreement don’t seem to matter to fans. They just want to finally see some basketball.
“I’m ecstatic to see how the older Spurs team can compete with with younger teams in a shorter season,” Miranda said.