There's not going to be any more season

I think they do 8 or 12 team playoffs and no regular season.

 

Are you saying there aren't going to be anymore NBA seasons? OMG, these guys are gonna all have to go out and find real jobs. Let the wailing commence.

 

Now this




NBA probably won’t need as much time to get players ready and is logistically less complicated, especially if they jump straight into the playoffs (with a play in tournament.)

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...season-isolated-games-disney-world/111641414/
the blazers are going to disney world!
nothing finished yet but talks are rumored to be taking place for the completion of the 2019-2020 season at this venue.

 

That would be interesting. I live about a half hour away from the resorts, so depending if they let fans in to the games, I'm all for it.

 

The longer they wait to make a decision, the better, imo. Disney world would be the best option if they have to go bubble city, but I wouldn’t be surprised if ultimately they resumed the season in their own arenas, maybe without fans. MLB is reportedly favoring the same idea, albeit with a realignment of divisions.

 

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2020/04/nba-season-disney-world-orlando-coronavirus-season-plan
a little more detailed article,but "limit access to approved and tested individuals." likely means still without fans at the games. is quote from link

 

i would think from a safety stand point that limiting travel between arenas would weigh heavily. if both without fans i don't really see an advantage to the games played at teams' sites with quarantining entire teams personnel.
logistically i think that a centralized location would also protect the players as well as their families and team staff better and easier. another advantage i perceive would be that the NBA would not need for all of the states and cities to be "open for business" to get the games started far sooner and complete the season.

 

I think the idea is fans will eventually be let in. By going to a bubble city they’re essentially abandoning that, and all the money that comes with it. They could probably go to Disney world now and finish the season if they wanted to. But I don’t think they’ll abandon the idea of fans in the stands until they absolutely have to.

 

Very good points. I've never been to Disney World, do they have the space to house all the teams. I assume they do.

 

Disneyworld is essentially its own city. They have enough courts, hotel rooms, everything teams would need. But I still believe the nba would rather avoid the bubble idea unless it was their only option. I don’t think they’re at the stage now where it is.

 

https://nba.nbcsports.com/2020/04/08/nba-players-union-agents-expect-player-salary-withholding/
this is likely to add gravity to getting the season completed IMHO. Players may have to return monies already paid in addition to losing salary.

 

Here’s an idea

play in tournament for the eighth seed in the west in a remote location.

then playoffs start in teams respective arenas, hopefully with a certain number of fans allowed in. By the time the playoffs start it’ll be the summer. Everything will likely (based on the way things are headed now) be open by then. The travel would essentially also be between two cities, so it’s not extensive and could be handled.

 

There’s no way I see the nba agreeing to have the playoffs with no fans unless the only other option is cancelation of the entire season.

 

to r

in order for the nba to resume and complete just the regular season will require the playing of an average of 15 games by each team, or , around 225 games. with only one day off between games that's a month. what is a realistic date that will fans be allowed in arenas and an end to social distancing? a viable vaccine is at least several months if not years out. imho the new reality appears to be that fans access to games in arenas is way way out there in the future. not trying to bring anything like politics into thread.

 

Waiting around for a vaccine isn’t realistic, especially since it doesn’t guarantee immunity anyway...ie flu shots. The key is fast access to testing. Herd immunity is a good thing.

Korean baseball league is already considering allowing fans. MLB is planning with fans eventually being let in. No one is ruling it out. If you open restaurants, bars, malls, etc, there’s no reason not to allow fans into an arena. It’s inevitable it’ll happen in the near future, the only question is when.

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/26/cor...e-necessary-renovations-to-sports-arenas.html
jabari young @CNBC shares what the future of live sports attendance to reopen might look like.
"If this becomes the new norm over two-to-five years, then I think [teams] would start removing those other seats and making that environment a fixed permanent one that creates that separation and distancing,” he said"

 

A comment:

 

Apparently, 100 million doses of a vaccine has been ordered so we might have it sooner than we thought.

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/30/nba...e-calling-on-the-league-to-cancel-season.html