While the 22 teams in the Orlando Bubble work their way toward finishing the regular season and hurtling toward the playoffs, the other eight teams eliminated ahead of the NBA restart continue to wait.
And wait. And wait.
In the five months since the season was suspended on March 11, those eight teams have been limited to working in their home markets and doing some smaller workouts, but not full 5-on-5. It’s been a point of contention, as some of the eight teams — including the Pistons — have advocated for having full-squad workouts. That’s even the preference over a second bubble idea, with those eight teams playing in a scaled-down summer league.