Talks over the start date of the 2020-21 NBA season have become a significant predicament. The league is scrambling to find an optimal solution that would accommodate the needs of players but also allow the season to end in time before next the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
The latest proposal suggested a Dec. 22 start date for a 72-game regular season, a plan that gained sympathizers among some team officials.
But as Los Angeles Lakers guard Danny Green has pointed out, such a quick turnaround would mean players who just recently were still competing in the Orlando bubble would only get eight weeks to rest.