If this is approved we might find a whirlwind of moves happening beginning this years draft slated on Nov 18. If the season cN start Dec 22, the draft can potentially be held sooner to fit the timetable. For a December 22 start, the are aiming to have a 72 game season.

Interesting developments, i hope the front office are ready to implement their offseason plans with a moments notice, i dont want them to rush into any deals haphazardly.

Jimbo5 wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:This is going to leave teams scrambling once the draft happens.

I hope for once the knicks can take advantage of the situation and not the other way around when it comes to trades and free agent signings.

Ditto. They are going to have to think quickly though. If the draft is November 16, then they have a month and 6 days to recruit and sign free agents, make roster cuts, sign picks and do a training camp.

Allanfan20 wrote:This is going to leave teams scrambling once the draft happens.

It sure will be a crazy rush- hope they don't compromise the safety of players, coaches and fans in their haste to start the season

smackeddog wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:This is going to leave teams scrambling once the draft happens.

It sure will be a crazy rush- hope they don't compromise the safety of players, coaches and fans in their haste to start the season

They did a magnificent job in the bubble. I can’t fathom in light of the current environment how they can do a season in each city with travel without disruptive instances.
We seemingly know more about the virus, have opened up more of the economy and are learning to live with it.
Yet its getting worse.

BRIGGS wrote:

Nalod wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:This is going to leave teams scrambling once the draft happens.

It sure will be a crazy rush- hope they don't compromise the safety of players, coaches and fans in their haste to start the season

They did a magnificent job in the bubble. I can’t fathom in light of the current environment how they can do a season in each city with travel without disruptive instances.
We seemingly know more about the virus, have opened up more of the economy and are learning to live with it.
Yet its getting worse.

The bubble might be a way of life for the Nbas for a year or two

I think the NBA and NHL did great with the bubble. I don't think the NFL has done horrible without.

Now- the thing to remember is these teams are all (I assume all) testing daily. That alone should help.

If they don't bubble, what happens if a team ends up with a few players on the covid list? The NFL has been lucky to reschedule, so without some kind of buffer where the allow teams to miss a certain number during the course of the season, hard to see how they could.

But I will say this - they need to start because while I caught some of the NHL and NBA, being played when they were, games at noon during the week and stuff like that, it was hard! They need to line up to when they traditionally played.

wargames wrote:I legit wonder how they handle travel and players getting sick. NBA players are not as disposable as NFL players and they have a union that reflects that.

Harder to make up games as well. I am assuming that they will ONLY start in December if and only if a vaccine is close to ready. Maybe they’ll start in the bubble then switch to empty arenas then maybe 25% capacity for the playoffs?