<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">A collective sigh of relief was breathed by interested observers in Jazz camp after hearing Tuesday that the NBA and its players' union had reached agreement in principle on a new six-year collective bargaining agreement. "I was concerned they might be out, because the reaction two weeks ago was 'it looks like there's no chance,' " Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan said with regard to the lockout that would have resulted had the two sides not come to terms on major issues before the current deal expires July 1. "Having it settled, I think, is a relief," added Kevin O'Connor, the Jazz's senior vice president of basketball operations. "Now we can go forward with summer league." NBA commissioner David Stern said during a Tuesday-afternoon news conference that both summer-league play and free-agency negotiations can proceed in July, even if lingering minor issues still to be settled mean a formal deal is not signed right away. The Jazz-hosted Rocky Mountain Revue ? an annual summer league for NBA rookies, youngsters and free agents ? now is scheduled to go on as planned July 15-22 at Salt Lake Community College. Though ratification also is pending from both players and NBA owners, Jazz president Dennis Haslam called the new agreement "win-win."</div> <div align="center">Source</div>
