The reboot of the 2019–2020 NBA season at Disney World was a resounding success, but questions about the 2020–21 season remain amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
On this front, NBPA CEO Michele Roberts allegedly spoke to player teams and relayed some messages, through Henry Abbott of True Hoop.
It should be noted that Roberts believes that the existing collective agreement between the league and the NBPA is a “toast,” according to Abbott, optimism reigns over the negotiation of a new one.
In addition, the 2020–21 season is expected to begin between january overdue or early March, with the warning that the latter would delay the ability of NBA players to compete at the 2021 Summer Olympics.
The end date of the 2019–20 season affected the start of next season. This crusade ended for four months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to the point where Game 7 of this year’s NBA Finals is scheduled for October 13.
Regular NBA seasons start in October, but that’s not practical this year.
A December 1 date has already been canceled through the NBA, to the point that it is indexed in a FAQ NBA.com about this year’s reboot. However, that would mean a two-month (or less) break for that pass to this year’s playoffs.
In addition, a COVID-19 vaccine is unlikely to be in condition and available to the public until at least early 2021, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
This would probably prevent enthusiasts from attending NBA games and may mean that the concept of a regional bubble that was launched, through ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, will have to be implemented to at least save time.
As far as the CBA is concerned, the league has lost many profits due to the lack of fan participation and the loss of matches. NBA commissioner Adam Silver was reported in May through Wojnarowski.
“This CBA is not designed for an extended pandemic,” Silver told NBPA, via ESPN.
“There is no mechanism that works to fix the ceiling well when there is so much uncertainty; when our revenue can be just $10 billion or $6 billion. Or less.”
Wojnarowski reported that the league “has reached an agreement with the [NBPA] to extend to September the 60-day window that preserves the league’s right to terminate the collective agreement as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.”
There are a lot of questions left for the NBA, but for now, the league is expected to start its playoffs on Monday.
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The playoffs start on Monday. Open for the first full circular schedule