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Green light for free agency in NBA The NBA informed that its management teams and coaches can start talking to players around the league starting from next Monday morning. Although the notification has not been announced officially Bob Gibson Cardinals Jersey , sources close to the league confirmed that the approval has been completed, which means that players and free agents begin to receive offers from the respective teams. The decision is also one more step to have everything ready for December 9 to begin training camps and signing new contracts for free agents.

The same sources reported that the league also keeps the same restrictions established on Wednesday, which states that no verbal or written agreement can be struck with free agents because "technically" the lockout still in effect until the signing of the new collective agreement.

Such restrictions mean that the coaches of the teams in the NBA can't supervise the player's workouts in the sports facilities, but teams could start physical exams to free agents.
Meanwhile Stan Musial Cardinals Jersey , the NBA commissioner, David Stern and National Basketball Players Association executive director Billy Hunter, worked until Saturday in the negotiation of the different parts of the collective agreement had not been closed yet and hope to continue on Monday after taking Sunday off.

The objective of the work of Stern and Hunter is to have ready all the full text of the interim agreement for presentation on Wednesday to the respective executive committees of the owners and the union. Players and owners have an electronic vote scheduled for next Thursday, so that Friday the agreement can be approved and signed Ozzie Smith Cardinals Jersey , which will allow to make contracts to free agents and start the training camp.

However, it is certain that on Friday is not going to register any major firm of agents with more value in the market, such as pivots Nene Hilario and Tyson Chandler and David West, as their representatives are unaware of concrete terms that may be negotiate under the new collective agreement.

Free agents will need time to consider before the meeting time Dexter Fowler Youth Jersey , such as the rights of their clients in the new employment regulations to be approved and has involved a considerable loss of money from the players.

In a letter to players Thursday, Hunter wrote that the owners and NBPA "still must negotiate numerous non-economic matters, including the anti-drug agreement, commissioner and team discipline Matt Carpenter Youth Jersey , and workplace rules, together with relatively smaller economic and other contract issues."