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NBA Hoping To Keep 2020-21 Regular Season Schedule Close To Normal

While the NBA may be ready to begin its return-to-play plan with a 22-team format on the Walt Disney World campus in Orlando at the end of July, it had been deemed a foregone conclusion that the league would be forced make some significant changes to its usual offseason schedule.

The NBA has started to shift gears by setting their sights on a new timeline with the latest possible date for a Game 7 of the NBA Finals slated to land on Oct. 12. Reports indicate that the league has set a provisional timeline of kicking off next season on Dec.