When Does the Normal NBA Season Start?

The NBA season is set to start on December 22nd, 2020 after being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction

The National Basketball Association (NBA) season is the period of the year when the NBA regular season games are played. It is usually from October to April of the next year.

The NBA All-Star Game is usually played during the NBA season.

What is the NBA?

The NBA is the National Basketball Association, and it is a professional basketball league in North America. The league was founded in 1946, and it currently has 30 teams. The NBA season typically starts in October and ends in June, with a brief break in February for the All-Star Game.

When does the NBA season start?

The NBA season typically begins in October and ends in June. The playoffs start in April and the Finals end in June.

What is the offseason?

The NBA offseason is the time of year when there is no NBA basketball being played. In the offseason, players can work on individual skills, work with personal coaches, and play in various exhibition games and summer leagues. However, the vast majority of the players in the league are under contract with their respective teams and are not free to play for other teams.

The offseason officially begins when the NBA Finals conclude, and it typically lasts until mid-July. During this time, teams can sign free agents, make trades, and hold draft picks for the upcoming season. The NBA offseason is also when players can negotiate new contracts with their teams or with other teams if they are free agents.

How long is the NBA season?

The regular season starts in October and ends in April. Each team plays 82 games, 41 at home and 41 away. The teams are then seeded for the playoffs, which start in April and run into June.

What happens during the NBA season?

The regular NBA season starts in October and ends in April, with each team playing 82 games. The NBA Finals, which is the championship series of the league, takes place in June.

During the regular season, teams play against each other in their respective conference. The playoffs start in April, and the two teams that make it to the Finals come from the Eastern and Western Conference.

In order to make it to the playoffs, teams need to have a winning record. The better a team’s record is, the higher they will be seeded in the playoffs. The seedings determine who plays whom in the first round.

The first round of the playoffs is a best-of-seven series. The team with the better record has home court advantage, meaning they get to host Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 (if necessary). If both teams have an equal record, then it goes to whoever won their season series.

The four winners of the first round advance to the second round, or Conference Semifinals. The second round is also a best-of-seven series, and works like the first round except there is no home court advantage; it goes to whoever had the better regular season record.

The winner of each Conference Semifinal advances to their respective Conference Final. The Conference Finals are a best-of-seven series just like the first two rounds, with home court advantage going to whichever team had a better regular season record; this time however, there is no re-seeding.

Finally, the two winners of each Conference Final face off against each other in the NBA Finals; this is also a best-of-seven series with home court advantage determined by whichever team had a better regular season record.

What is the NBA Finals?

The NBA Finals is the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The winning team of the NBA Finals receives the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy, which replaced the Walter A. Brown Trophy in 1983.

What is the NBA Draft?

The NBA Draft is an annual event in which the 30 teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) select young players who have not yet played professionally in the league. These players are chosen through a process of scouting and evaluation. The draft lottery, which was introduced in 1985, determines the order in which these young players are selected.

Player eligibility for the draft is determined by a number of factors, including but not limited to: whether they have finished their college eligibility, whether they have declared themselves eligible for the draft, and whether they meet certain age and height requirements.

The NBA Draft typically takes place in late June or early July, right before the start of the next NBA season. This year, the draft will be held on Thursday, June 20th.

What is free agency?

Free agency in the NBA, as in other professional sports leagues, is when players who are not under contract with any team are free to sign with any team that offers them a contract. In the NBA, free agency begins on July 1st.

Conclusion

After a lot of discussion, it was decided that the normal NBA season would start on December 22nd, 2020. This gives the league plenty of time to sort out any COVID-19 related issues and gives players ample time to rest and recover after a long offseason.