The NBA is discussing a potential plan to begin the new season just before Christmas and playing a 72-game season that wraps up before the beginning of the 2021 Olympics, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.
The plan was presented to the Board of Governors on Friday and the NBA Players Association would need to sign off on any agreement. Other than the league calendar, issues also discussed include a play-in tournament similar to the one used in the Orlando bubble and how much money will go into an escrow account as the league and players (who split basketball related income close to 50-50) deal with the financial ramifications wrought by the pandemic.