With the NBA having to undergo drastic schedule changes amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2019-20 season is not due to conclude before October. Should the NBA Finals reach a Game 7, that will be played Oct. 12.
With the season normally ending in the middle of June, the 2020 NBA Draft and dates related to it, such as the early entry withdrawal deadline, usually are in the summer month as well.
Now all of those dates will be shifted into October with the beginning of the 2020-21 NBA season being pushed into December.