Second Apron
TopicHeard in 1 episode across 1 show since Jul 2026
The second apron is a highly restrictive financial threshold in the National Basketball Association's (NBA) collective bargaining agreement (CBA) designed to curb excessive spending by high-payroll franchises. Introduced in the 2023 CBA, crossing this limit triggers severe penalties, including the loss of mid-level exceptions, restrictions on aggregating salaries in trades, and the potential freezing and demotion of future first-round draft picks. It effectively functions as a hard salary cap, significantly impacting how front offices construct and maintain championship-caliber rosters.
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The NBA's second-apron rules have fundamentally changed roster-building strategy.
“the second apron is just a complete game changer”
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