As expected the NBA Board of Governors (BOG) have approved three rules for the upcoming season. The first will speed up the game and is currently used in Europe and in the G-League. Specifically, following an offensive rebound the shot clock will be reset to :14 instead of the previous :24.
This rule change is expected to help speed up the game. With a :24 clock many offenses tend to work the ball around, not taking a shot until more than half the clock has elapsed. This was particularly true in clutch time (final five minutes of games).