NBA players have agreed to a league proposal to begin the 2020-21 season on December 22nd and to play a 72-game season. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN tweeted out the news this evening.
The NBPA player rep vote has completed, approving a December 22 start/72-game regular season, source tells ESPN. Next up: NBA/NBPA finishes financial terms on amended CBA, which will take into next week. Expect trade moratorium to be lifted shortly prior to Nov. 18 Draft.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 6, 2020
The start date had been under contention, with players reportedly favoring a later start to the season, extending an off-season disrupted by COVID-19.