The NBA and National Basketball Players Association officially announced on Monday night dates for the start of the 2020-2021 season and the beginning of free agency prior to the campaign starting.
As was reported last week, the season will start Dec. 22, and each team will play 72 games. Teams and players can start negotiating deals at 6 p.m. ET on Nov. 20, and deals can start being signed at 12 p.m. ET on Nov. 22.
That will leave roughly 10 days in between when free agents can start signing new contracts and the start of training camp.