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Explaining the NBA Rule Changes for 2023-24 Season – Bleacher Report
The 2023-24 NBA season gets underway later Tuesday night, and things might look a little different than what you’re used to.
From the advent of an in-season tournament to massive financial changes in the league’s new collective bargaining agreement, it would be fair to be a little overwhelmed.
Luckily, we’ve got you covered.
Here’s a look at some of the most notable changes before the season tips off.
NBA Cup
The biggest change to the NBA calendar is the introduction of the in-season tournament, a passion project of commissioner Adam Silver that will get underway in November.
Here is a look at the format for the new event:
In-Game Flopping Penalty
The NBA is instituting a one-year trial rule with in-game penalties for flopping. Here is how the league plans on implementing the change:
Expansion of Coaches’ Challenges
2nd Tax Apron
The NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement features several new wrinkles, with perhaps the most prominent being the introduction of a second tax apron. The second apron, set for $17.5 million above the luxury-tax threshold, calls for the following restrictions on teams:
The Jaylen Brown Rule
Under the previous CBA, teams could offer no more than 120 percent of a player’s previous salary as the starting salary of a new extension. That essentially forced players who outperformed their rookie-scale extension to hit unrestricted free agency.
Under the new CBA, teams are now allowed to offer 140 percent of a player’s previous salary as the starting salary of a new extension. The Atlanta Hawks took advantage of the new rule to sign Dejounte Murray to a four-year, $114.1 million extension this summer.
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