By Ken Berger

The Summer of LeBron has evolved into the Summer of CP3, with the countdown eventually leading to the Summer of the Lockout. The transformational changes brought about by the free-agent class of 2010 will affect the competitive balance in the NBA for years to come.

But is the formation of Miami's Superteam, coupled with the unhappiness of Chris Paul in New Orleans, a sign that the NBA's system of player salaries and player movement is in crisis? As you might expect, the owners will argue "yes" in the coming months. The players will continue to stump for the status quo.

The answer, as usual, can be found somewhere in between. Based on conversations with those on both sides of the NBA's labor debate, there is little consensus as to whether this summer's events will lead to equally sweeping changes in a new collective bargaining agreement aimed at curtailing player movement along with salaries.

"I don't think it's such a big issue that we'd have to go to such lengths to address it," said a person on the players' side of the labor issue. "Anything that makes the system less flexible and makes it harder to trade players, I'm always opposed to."

But it's worth at least examining two aspects of restricting player movement that exist in the NFL, but not in the NBA. As part of the labor negotiations that are expected to resume next month, should the NBA look at an NFL-style system with signing bonuses in lieu of guaranteed contracts? As a way to prevent star players from fleeing their teams as unrestricted free agents, would an NFL-style franchise tag be useful in the NBA?

Read more: http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/1...-good-question