The Official 2020/21 NBA Thread

Btw nobody could give “championship cheese” a job huh?

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The NBA’s G League is determined to push forward with its season despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, league sources have told ESPN. In the face of health and financial concerns, a primary motivation is to not let the league-run Ignite team fall on its face in the program’s inaugural campaign. Some of the top prospects in the country are on team Ignite.


In order to support a season, the G League plans to mimic the NBA’s “bubble” model, and is eyeing Atlanta as its temporary home after also considering Orlando, Florida, league sources told ESPN. The G League season, normally a 50-game slate from early November until late March followed by playoffs, would be truncated to go from January until March, sources said

Preliminarily, 10 teams, including the South Bay Lakers and the Maine Red Claws (the Boston Celtics’ affiliate) indicated they will opt out, sources told ESPN. The G League has received commitments from about a dozen teams, including the Ignite, sources told ESPN, and await final decisions from a handful of other franchises. With the details surrounding the upcoming season being so fluid, the teams on the fence are not sure what exactly they would be committing to, sources told ESPN.

– via Dave McMenamin @ ESPN


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Sources: G League pushing forward; eyeing reduced bubble, shortened season

The NBA's G League is determined to push forward with its season, set to feature the debut of the elite Ignite team, and is eyeing a reduced bubble and truncated season to address the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, sources told ESPN.
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