Not only does the National Basketball Players Association wrap up its annual meeting on Friday and the players go back to their teams and free-agent negotiations, they will also soon part with about $183 million of their salaries next season.

Because the players' share of league revenues that have been designated as basketball-related income by both sides passed an agreed-upon threshold, every player must deposit 10 percent of his 2001-2 salary into an escrow account to be divided by the owners of the league's 29 teams. Players will also have to give back 10 percent of their salaries the next two seasons.