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Several National Basketball Associations (NBA) players believe that the start of the new season on December 22 is inevitable, the media “The Athletic” has learned.
This week, a formal conversation took place between the NBA and the League Players Association (NBPA), which also included players from all 30 tournament teams. At the end of the talks, players have increasingly realized that the season is likely to begin in December rather than January.
The start of the season in January would cause the NBA significant financial losses, given that the league has always brought hundreds of millions of dollars to the league during Christmas week. The start of January would also have a negative impact on the 2021 Olympic basketball tournament.
If the season starts in December, it is expected to start, for example, Lebron James, who has just triumphed in the tournament. For the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat teams, who were NBA finalists, the off-season will be much shorter than for many other teams.
Like matches might have to be skipped Kristaps Porziņģis, who is still recovering from meniscus surgery. This possibility would decrease if the season started in January.
“Usually, elite athletes who have had a lateral meniscus rupture take an average of three to four months to complete the matches again,” Dr. Rajpals Brars previously predicted. For the Latvian, the operation was performed only on October 10.
The season starts on December 22
- Training camps start on December 1
- Three to four pre-season games
- 72 games regular season
- 14 back-to-back games for each team
- 25% less travel
- All Star weekend in early March
- End of the regular season on May 16
- Play-in tournament 7-10. place owners in the West and East
- Play-off starts on May 22
- The NBA’s final final on July 22nd
The season starts on January 18
- The training camp starts on December 28
- Three to four pre-season games
- 60 games regular season
- 12 back-to-back games for each team
- 25% less travel
- All Star weekend in early April
- End of regular season in June
- Play-in tournament 7-10. place owners in the West and East
(if 72 games) - Play-off starts on June 28
- NBA final final 21-23. in August
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