Just a few days ago, word broke that the league was targeting Dec. 22 as a start date for the 2020-21 NBA season. In order to make that work, owners were preparing for free agency to start just a few days after the draft, so that teams would be able to get their rosters in order before training camp. Thoughts of Golden State Warriors basketball on Christmas started to dance in our heads.
But now there’s some pushback from the most important members of the equation: the players. According to Yahoo’s Chris Haynes, some of the league’s stars are pushing for a start date on Jan.