You've surely heard by now about the NBA's dreaded second apron. A new addition to the collective bargaining agreement that took effect a year ago, the second apron has already loomed large this ...

First Apron: -No sign-and-trades allowed if the player acquired keeps the team above the apron. Cannot sign players that make more than the $12.2 mid-level exception if they were cut during the ...

LAS VEGAS -- National Basketball Players Association executive director David Kelly criticized the NBA's salary cap and luxury tax system on Friday, arguing that the newly implemented "second apron" ...

Two words have become a lightning rod in the NBA: Introduced in the 2023 collective bargaining agreement but not phased in until last offseason, the salary cap's second apron has leveled the playing ...