In the weeks that followed after the NBA suspended the 2019-20 regular season, there were several return-to-play scenarios considered and discussed with the NBPA.
Ultimately, the NBA and union settled on a 22-team plan that is to be staged at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on the Walt Disney World campus in Orlando, Fla. Final details and health protocols still need to be decided, but for now teams can begin preparing for what’s to come.
Each will play eight regular-season games, and that will possibly lead to a play-in tournament to decide the eighth and final playoff spot in the both the Eastern and Western Conferences.