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NBA season restart proposal analysis ‘will not be rushed,’ NBPA boss says
Ahead of Friday’s deadline between the NBA and National Basketball Players Association for either side to serve notice to terminate the collective bargaining agreement, NBPA executive director Michele Roberts told The Athletic that the union and players are continuing to review the league’s proposal to begin the 2020-21 season on Dec. 22 and that she does not expect any decision by the end of the week.
“The union and the players are analyzing all of the information and will not be rushed,” Roberts told The Athletic. “We have requested and are receiving data from the parties involved and will work on a counterproposal as expeditiously as possible. I have absolutely no reason to believe that we will have a decision by Friday. I cannot and will not view Friday as a drop dead date.”
Both sides will be able to extend negotiations again beyond the Friday deadline.
“This summer, up through just two short weeks ago, our players accepted the challenges posed by and risks to their personal health and safety in order to save our season. Separated from their communities and their families, these men lived in isolation for months. Each day could have been met with the news that this awful virus had invaded their space and they were exposed to likely infection. They stayed the course, followed the protocol and, as a result, were able to deliver fabulous competition and completed the season able to crown a champion. It has been reported that those efforts generated an additional $1.5 billion dollars of revenue to be enjoyed by the players — and the team owners.”
Roberts added that she wants to make sure the players have enough time to prepare for the upcoming season, whenever it may begin.
“The players are now being asked to re-pack their bags and head back to camp in a little over a month. The prospective loss of revenue largely forms the basis of this proposal. Since its receipt a week ago, the NBPA — as is our practice — is reviewing and assessing the proposal and its underlying thesis. We will do so as expeditiously as practicable. Our focus will also include an analysis of any relevant health and safety implications. Simultaneously, we will be addressing these issues with our players. And, while we are all anxious to resolve these and other substantive issues outstanding between the parties, we plan to proceed at a pace that provides our players ample opportunity to determine the best way to proceed.”
The NBA is proposing a 72-game season for the 2020-21 campaign beginning on Dec. 22 amid the coronavirus pandemic — which would call for free agency shortly after the Nov. 18 draft and a Dec. 1 start to training camps. By starting on the week of Christmas, the NBA has informed its Board of Governors, team presidents and general managers that the league is prioritizing a semi-normal return to its annual schedule, beginning 2021-22 by late October, significant financial benefits, the ability for players to receive their summers off again next year, and a window to finish prior to the Summer Olympics.
“Given all that has to be resolved between now and a Dec. 22 date, factoring that there will be financial risks by a later start date, it defies common sense that it can all be done in time,” Roberts told The Athletic. “Our players deserve the right to have some runway so that they can plan for a start that soon. The overwhelming response from the players that I have received to this proposal has been negative.”
So far, the gaps between the NBA and NBPA center around two issues: The Dec. 22 start date and the player escrow and total revenue situation. Both remain unresolved from the players, sources say, who are sifting through the information necessary to accept a quicker-than-expected December start to camps and next season.
The sides are close on the salary cap and tax figures, Roberts told The Athletic. Multiple sources say the cap and tax are expected to be $109 million and $132 million, respectively.
The NBA suspended its season on March 11 due to the pandemic, resumed on July 30 and crowned a champion — the Los Angeles Lakers over the Miami Heat — on Oct. 11. It was a significant accomplishment for the league and the players to reach a plan to return and fully execute. It lessened the blow of the NBA’s revenue loss this season, which was 10 percent.
On a call with team presidents and GMs on Wednesday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver and the league office laid out the harsh realities of coronavirus and the fact that the league will be dealing with it for the foreseeable future. Silver and the league office again informed their constituents that the league’s television partners have pushed for the traditional, October schedule return for 2021. Given the league’s goal to finish the 2020-21 season in June — July being the latest should the season necessitate a January start — the players face a potential financial loss by delaying from the Christmas Day week plan.
“We’re being strongly encouraged by our partners to work closely to a traditional season,” Silver told presidents and GMs on Wednesday, according to sources. “It’s almost disconcerting we’re deep into planning for next season so soon. But the sooner we can get back, the better.”
The NBA informed teams on Wednesday that conversations with the players union remain “productive.” The league prefers in-market competition, reduced travel and incorporating the play-in tournament for the Eastern and Western Conference that it utilized in the Orlando restart.
For the 2020-21 season, the NBA is expecting flexibility in its scheduling and plans to release the schedule in two halves, sources say. The league is aiming for three-to-four preseason games to allow teams to reset their arenas for regular-season play, according to sources. If a Dec. 22 start is agreed upon, training camp would begin Dec. 1 and a set number of days would be used to begin coronavirus testing before team activities.
The NBA is also finalizing new revenue opportunities for the 2020-21 season, including a new on-court endorsement signage along the baseline of arena courts as well as allowing teams flexibilities to casino and alcohol partnerships, sources said.
Ahead of Friday’s deadline between the NBA and National Basketball Players Association for either side to serve notice to terminate the collective bargaining agreement, NBPA executive director Michele Roberts told The Athletic that the union and players are continuing to review the league’s proposal to begin the 2020-21 season on Dec. 22 and that she does not expect any decision by the end of the week.
“The union and the players are analyzing all of the information and will not be rushed,” Roberts told The Athletic. “We have requested and are receiving data from the parties involved and will work on a counterproposal as expeditiously as possible. I have absolutely no reason to believe that we will have a decision by Friday. I cannot and will not view Friday as a drop dead date.”
Both sides will be able to extend negotiations again beyond the Friday deadline.
“This summer, up through just two short weeks ago, our players accepted the challenges posed by and risks to their personal health and safety in order to save our season. Separated from their communities and their families, these men lived in isolation for months. Each day could have been met with the news that this awful virus had invaded their space and they were exposed to likely infection. They stayed the course, followed the protocol and, as a result, were able to deliver fabulous competition and completed the season able to crown a champion. It has been reported that those efforts generated an additional $1.5 billion dollars of revenue to be enjoyed by the players — and the team owners.”
Roberts added that she wants to make sure the players have enough time to prepare for the upcoming season, whenever it may begin.
“The players are now being asked to re-pack their bags and head back to camp in a little over a month. The prospective loss of revenue largely forms the basis of this proposal. Since its receipt a week ago, the NBPA — as is our practice — is reviewing and assessing the proposal and its underlying thesis. We will do so as expeditiously as practicable. Our focus will also include an analysis of any relevant health and safety implications. Simultaneously, we will be addressing these issues with our players. And, while we are all anxious to resolve these and other substantive issues outstanding between the parties, we plan to proceed at a pace that provides our players ample opportunity to determine the best way to proceed.”
The NBA is proposing a 72-game season for the 2020-21 campaign beginning on Dec. 22 amid the coronavirus pandemic — which would call for free agency shortly after the Nov. 18 draft and a Dec. 1 start to training camps. By starting on the week of Christmas, the NBA has informed its Board of Governors, team presidents and general managers that the league is prioritizing a semi-normal return to its annual schedule, beginning 2021-22 by late October, significant financial benefits, the ability for players to receive their summers off again next year, and a window to finish prior to the Summer Olympics.
“Given all that has to be resolved between now and a Dec. 22 date, factoring that there will be financial risks by a later start date, it defies common sense that it can all be done in time,” Roberts told The Athletic. “Our players deserve the right to have some runway so that they can plan for a start that soon. The overwhelming response from the players that I have received to this proposal has been negative.”
So far, the gaps between the NBA and NBPA center around two issues: The Dec. 22 start date and the player escrow and total revenue situation. Both remain unresolved from the players, sources say, who are sifting through the information necessary to accept a quicker-than-expected December start to camps and next season.
The sides are close on the salary cap and tax figures, Roberts told The Athletic. Multiple sources say the cap and tax are expected to be $109 million and $132 million, respectively.
The NBA suspended its season on March 11 due to the pandemic, resumed on July 30 and crowned a champion — the Los Angeles Lakers over the Miami Heat — on Oct. 11. It was a significant accomplishment for the league and the players to reach a plan to return and fully execute. It lessened the blow of the NBA’s revenue loss this season, which was 10 percent.
On a call with team presidents and GMs on Wednesday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver and the league office laid out the harsh realities of coronavirus and the fact that the league will be dealing with it for the foreseeable future. Silver and the league office again informed their constituents that the league’s television partners have pushed for the traditional, October schedule return for 2021. Given the league’s goal to finish the 2020-21 season in June — July being the latest should the season necessitate a January start — the players face a potential financial loss by delaying from the Christmas Day week plan.
“We’re being strongly encouraged by our partners to work closely to a traditional season,” Silver told presidents and GMs on Wednesday, according to sources. “It’s almost disconcerting we’re deep into planning for next season so soon. But the sooner we can get back, the better.”
The NBA informed teams on Wednesday that conversations with the players union remain “productive.” The league prefers in-market competition, reduced travel and incorporating the play-in tournament for the Eastern and Western Conference that it utilized in the Orlando restart.
For the 2020-21 season, the NBA is expecting flexibility in its scheduling and plans to release the schedule in two halves, sources say. The league is aiming for three-to-four preseason games to allow teams to reset their arenas for regular-season play, according to sources. If a Dec. 22 start is agreed upon, training camp would begin Dec. 1 and a set number of days would be used to begin coronavirus testing before team activities.
The NBA is also finalizing new revenue opportunities for the 2020-21 season, including a new on-court endorsement signage along the baseline of arena courts as well as allowing teams flexibilities to casino and alcohol partnerships, sources said.
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Nike painted themselves into a corner designing new jerseys every year. But money.
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But for the most part they are trash. I don’t mind the new jersey each year but we need to see more throwbacks and not have them be a 1 year thing
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Won't be an issue if they do the right thing and trade him though
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Quick question, can somebody tell me what the point of playing in an arena is if there won't be fans in attendance? The whole point of an arena is to sit several thousand people who want to watch the game live. Without that, couldn't the NBA just rent out a local 24 Hour Fitness and the guys just hoop there?
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it's so they don't have to be in a bubble and away from their families.
yes, they could play at a 24 hr, but they are already paying for the arena. they get the perks of locker rooms, x-ray machines, etc.
i assume it would be easier to fit camera crew and announcers in a big arena than a small gym.
