Malkani served as the league's senior vice president of global media distribution from 2008 to 2015, focusing on digital and media rights.
She explained how athletes will be impacted by the next NBA rights deal, as the value of sports rights skyrockets against the backdrop of crumbling regional sports networks and pay-TV bundles.
While the new rights deal will increase salary caps, they'll go up by no more than 10% annually , the CBA says.
How streaming rights could trickle down to playersThe NBA's current rights deals with Disney and Warner Bros.
The league is likely to replicate that hybrid model of traditional and streaming providers to drive up the value of its next rights deal, Malkani said.
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