After the COVID-19 global pandemic affected the calendars of both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 NBA seasons, it would appear that the league is ready to take another step back to normal heading into the 2021-22 campaign. The league released its key dates for next season this afternoon, and the season will return to its familiar October through June timeframe:
With Thursday night’s draft serving as a huge inflection point in the ongoing “Will he stay or will he go?” Ben Simmons saga, the next date to keep an eye on would be the beginning of the free ageny negotiation period on August 2.