SALT LAKE CITY — Wednesday was quite the day in the NBA, and it’s not just because Gail Miller announced the sale of the Utah Jazz to Ryan Smith.
Over the last 48 hours there has been a steady trickle of news about discussions between the NBA league office, the board of governors and the National Basketball Players Association, and it all seems to be centered around a proposal that the league has presented to the NBPA detailing a plan for the 2020-21 season.
Details of the proposal were first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania, with the highlights being the NBA wants to start next season before Christmas Day without fans in arenas, play a 72-game schedule, and finish up in July, ahead of the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics.