The NBA trade season officially kicks off on Monday, with the league’s moratorium on deals ending at noon ET, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
In addition, the NBA also has a tentative schedule for the 2020-21 season.
As many probably already know, the season will tip off on Dec. 22. The All-Star break, with the absence of the usual All-Star festivities, will take place from March 5-10.
The regular season will end on May 16. The league will also hold a play-in tournament for seeds 7-10. This still has to be formally approved, but it’s going to happen:
The Play-in Tournament still needs to be approved by the Board of Governors, but that is a formality, per sources: No. 7 and No. 8 seeds need to win once to stay in playoffs; No. 9 and No. 10 seeds need to win twice to move up into field. Tentative dates of event: May 17-21.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 15, 2020
The playoffs will commence on May 22. The second round should begin by June 7, and the remaining four teams will start the conference finals on June 22. The NBA Finals will start on July 8 and could go as far as July 22 if the championship comes down to a deciding Game 7.
In addition, Woj has some details about the salary cap and the collective bargaining agreement:
Sources: $109.1M salary cap and $132.6M luxury tax for 2020-2021 season. Same as last season.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 15, 2020
Sources: Projected future salary cap and tax. 2021-2022: $112.M and $136.6M; 2022-2023: $115.7M and $140M and 2023-2024: $119.2M and $144.9M
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 15, 2020
The NBA and NBPA have agreed that each side will have the right to terminate the Collective Bargaining Agreement following the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasons, sources tell ESPN. There was already a mutual option to terminate following 2022-2023 season.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 15, 2020
That’s a ton of Woj Bombs. It’s really happening, isn’t it?
This has certainly been a fast developing offseason for the NBA. The league ultimately decided that an earlier start to the 2020-21 campaign is the best way to go about this upcoming season given the potential financial ramifications of a later start date. The Los Angeles Lakers just won the NBA title about a month ago, but they’ll be getting right back on the court in short order.
Now that we have all this information on our hands, this should be a wild next couple of weeks with trade season, the NBA Draft, and free agency upon us. Then, if all goes well, the season will be starting in just over a month.
Buckle up, because things are about to get fun.
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