Although the NBA and Players Association have agreed to a 22-team plan for a return-to-play at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on the Walt Disney World campus in Orlando, Fla., there are several details that still need to be finalized.
That applies to not only resuming and finishing the 2019-20 NBA season, but looking forward as well. As it currently stands, the NBA plans to hold the Lottery on Aug. 25, with the Draft taking place Oct. 15, and the 2020-21 season potentially tipping off on Dec. 1.
However, both parties must agree to those dates, and the NBPA already relayed to players that beginning next season on the first day of December was not likely to become a reality.