This Article provides a preview of the primary CBA deal terms that NBA owners and the NBPA are expected to focus on in the months leading up to the December 2016 opt-out deadline. Part I summarizes the current NBA business model and economic climate. It also explains how the league’s new media rights agreement, recent team profitability, and increased franchise values impact the probability of players and/or owners opting out of the current CBA. Part II examines the most recent collective bargaining process between NBA owners and players in 2010-2011 and highlights some of the key business (i.e., “system”) issues negotiated in 2010-2011. Part III anticipates the next round of collective bargaining in the NBA and details some of the principal deal terms that players and owners will need to negotiate and resolve. This Article concludes with a discussion of the expected outcome—one

similar to the 2011 outcome—which is less than ideal, and can and should be avoided.