The player representatives from each team “tentatively” agreed Thursday to the league’s proposal to start the 2020-21 season on Dec. 22 and play 72 games before the playoffs. It’s possible that the plan falls apart, but for now, regular season basketball should be returning in just over six weeks.
However, just because the league has a date, that doesn’t mean the rest of the details are in order. As of now, there is more unknown than known about the upcoming NBA season, so let’s sort through what has been and what is yet to be determined.