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Coming to terms--with terms. (NBA).

The Sporting News

| July 14, 2003 | Deveney, Sean | COPYRIGHT 2003 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

As we tumble through the first part of the free-agent swap meet, you're probably wondering what effects the early July moratorium on signings is having on basketball-related income as it pertains to escrow and qualifying offers. Maybe you're concerned about base-year compensation. Or you could be lying awake at night, taking the exception to the midlevel exception.

Maybe not. Maybe you're just a regular fan who is lax about the luxury tax, who is sure that a "player option" involves chicken or beef in the postgame spread, who thinks a trade kicker is what Celtics president Danny Ainge becomes when he reviews the Vin Baker deal. Let's face it, the NBA's collective ...

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