It’s just about official: for decades to come, the 2020-21 season can be called exactly that (instead of the “2021 season”). The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) voted Thursday night in agreement with the NBA’s plan to begin the new season on Dec. 22. Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski:
The NBPA’s board of player representatives voted to approve the pre-Christmas start on a conference call with NBPA executive director Michele Roberts, sources said. The NBA and NBPA are planning to discuss the opening of free agency as quickly as possible after the Nov. 18 NBA draft to accommodate player movement with such a short window to the opening of training camps on Dec.