Ballarat's Anthony Fisher might receive a pay cut, while Sam Short might be out of the league all together due to a new agreement between the NBL and the Australian Basketball Players Association for the 2020-21 season.
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The NBL announced players earning between $80-99 thousand will receive salary cuts of up to 27 per cent, while players earning under $79,000 will revert to the minimum salary capped at just over $58,000.
Players earning over $200,000 will lose 50 per cent of their income.
Meanwhile rosters will be reduced from 12 to 10 players, with a maximum of two imports per club.
This means there will be two less spots up for grabs for out-of-contract players such as Short.
Short completed the third and final year of a development contract with Melbourne United this past season. If he returns to the NBL, he must do so as a fully contracted player.
The NBL, the clubs and ABPA will review this agreement in three months as more information becomes available regarding the timing of the season.
NBL Commissioner Jeremy Loeliger thanked the ABPA for its support in reaching the agreement.
"Our stated aim right throughout this process has been to protect the players as much as possible whilst also supporting our clubs as they deal with the impact of COVID-19," he said.
"Our players are fantastic ambassadors for our sport and also understand their responsibilities to the game and we will continue to do everything we can to support them.
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