We are going to see more and more offseason logjams for trades and signings, to the point that teams will be continually forced to ice rosters with many league minimum players due to the corners GM keep painting themselves into. Quality free agents will have to play in Europe for a year or two until sufficient cap and roster space opens up for them.
This will cause the next great lockout, where players want more available cap to be used by the teams. Teams will want a structure that is easier to manage/maneuver around, such as limiting contract lengths, NTCs, NMCs, etc. Ultimately, contracts will start to have shorter base terms, but team and player options will be introduced.
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