Multiple outlets reported Thursday night that the NBA Players Association approved the league’s plan to start the 2020-2021 season on Dec. 22.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the regular season will be 72 games. Still to come are finalizations on an amended collective bargaining agreement, which Wojnarowski said would take “into next week.”
He reported that the trade moratorium will be lifted before the league’s draft, which will be held on Nov. 18.
The NBPA player rep vote has completed, approving a December 22 start/72-game regular season, source tells ESPN.