Q&A with Milwaukee Bucks guard and first vice president of the NBA Players Association Keyon Dooling

What do you think will be the biggest stumbling block to a CBA resolution?

I would say going back and retroactively negotiate contracts, ripping them up and reducing them. I think that's going to be a tough one. I think that's going to be very tough from my perspective.

I think a hard cap will be something that will be tough to implement as well. I think the unguaranteed contracts from a player's perspective will also be hard to fold on.

Have any players approached you about playing overseas if there is a lockout?

I think the NBA is the end all, be all. I think the European market is very unrealistic for NBA players except for maybe the upper-echelon players. You got to factor in that in Europe, like Greece, is not doing well financially with their economy. You can go down the line. Internationally, they've probably been hit harder than us in the U.S. as far as their economies. So, this is our primary focus, the NBA. This is what I fight for. I could care less about the international game. I welcome international players, but I'm fighting for our game.

From your personal standpoint, do you think you'll be playing basketball next season?

I don't know. This is my first time in labor negotiations. You always see light at the end of the tunnel. I think our game is too good to be rid of. Television ratings are up 25 percent, attendance is up, our overall game is doing a lot better in the public eye.

I would hate to lose that momentum just because we can't get a fair deal worked out for both parties. The key word being fair.