The NBA draft is officially set.
The draft, which had already been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will now be held virtually on Nov. 18, ESPN and the league announced on Thursday.
ESPN will broadcast the draft live that night, and both commissioner Adam Silver and deputy commissioner Mark Tatum will be in ESPN studios at Bristol, Connecticut, to announce the picks.
Top players are expected to join the draft virtually.
Next season likely delayed until January
Silver had initially hoped to start the 2020-21 season around Dec. 1, though he said last month that his “best guess” is that the season won’t start until at least January.