Each season, the NBA will have a moratorium period in which teams may hold negotiations but cannot sign contracts. It is during this time period that the NBA and NBPA conducts an audit that assists in the determination of the new Salary Cap figure for the following season which will be in effect on the date following the day the moratorium is lifted.
Giving teams and players time to meet while they work on the cap is my guess![]()
I don't see while they couldn't settle the cap figures and finish the audits and then open FA




