When Will the NBA Season Start?
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The start date for the NBA season has not yet been announced, but it is likely that it will start sometime in December.
The NBA’s plans for the 2020-2021 season
The NBA is targeting a December start for the 2020-2021 season, league sources told ESPN.
The league is still finalizing the details of the plan, which would call for a 72-game regular season instead of the traditional 82 games, sources said. The league is also weighing playing games in multiple “bubbles” or hubs instead of having teams travel as they did during the 2019-20 restart at Walt Disney World, sources said.
One scenario that has been discussed would have teams playing in their home arenas to start the season and then perhaps transitioning to bubbles or hubs later in the season, sources said. The hub cities during the Disney restart were Orlando and Lake Buena Vista, Florida; Houston; and Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
When will the NBA season start?
The NBA regular season is tentatively scheduled to begin on December 22, 2020 and end on May 16, 2021. The 2020-21 NBA season will be a shortened 72-game regular season.
What will the NBA season look like?
The NBA season is set to start on December 22, 2020. The schedule has not been released yet, but it is expected to be a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Teams will play 72 games instead of the usual 82 games. The playoffs are expected to start in mid-May and the NBA Finals are expected to be played in July.
How will the NBA season affect player contracts?
The NBA season is set to start on December 22, 2020. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the season was postponed from its original October start date. This will cause some player contracts to be affected. Players who signed contracts before the season was postponed will have their salaries based on the shorter, 66-game schedule. Players who sign new contracts after the season was postponed will have their salaries based on the longer, 82-game schedule.
How will the NBA season affect player salaries?
The NBA season is shorter than most, running from October to June, but the amount of games played is similar to other professional sports leagues. Players are paid their salaries during the regular season, which is 82 games long for most teams. For comparison, the MLB regular season is 162 games and the NHL regular season is 82 games.
During the NBA playoffs, which occur after the regular season, players receive a percentage of their salary based on how far their team advances. For example, players on teams that make it to the Conference Finals will receive 50% of their salary for that round of the playoffs, while players on teams that make it to the NBA Finals will receive 100% of their salary for that round.
