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The NBA doesn’t do years.
The NBA does seasons, like the league’ own four seasons, which are the first 10 days of the season when teams are judged success or failures from the offseason, Christmas Day when the public is next asked to watch games, the All-Star weekend and trading deadline for the flesh fest which usual fizzles and that brand new second season, the playoffs.