For players, this lockout may prove to have been less harmful than projected.
Very roughly, 2.4B over 48 games, if prorated neglecting seasonality, could be viewed as equivalent to 4.1B over 82 and used to set the next season cap. 50 percent of 4.1B is greater than 57 percent of 3.3 B. So players signing new contracts will not be shortchanged due to minimal cap space remaining after committed contracts.
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