The 2021 season

[msgkings322]

May have been posted already but I think they announced some things:

Nov 18 is the draft

Nov 20 is the start of free agency

Season starts Dec 22

Salary cap unchanged (!)

 

[MHSL82]

Does this mean the league/teams will eat some of the costs since the cap is the same? Or is that not how it works?

 

[CitySushi]

Does this mean the league/teams will eat some of the costs since the cap is the same? Or is that not how it works?

It means that it doesn't negatively impact teams who had planned to have a higher payroll. Since the cap remains the same, it doesn't penalize those teams like the Warriors or Nets who were anticipating high payrolls. They also amended a portion of the Luxury tax which is also beneficial to teams planning on being in the tax.

However all the teams that took hits financially this past year may still be looking to shed some salary from the books to keep costs down. Especially since there's no solid plans yet for fan attendance it means that teams may still incur further financial losses.

 

[bksballer89]

I'm not excited

 

[msgkings322]

I'm not excited

The hell? With your team? Ok then.

 

[olympicoscar]

May have been posted already but I think they announced some things:

Nov 18 is the draft

Nov 20 is the start of free agency

Season starts Dec 22

Salary cap unchanged (!)

I'd have sworn we just finished the season. Must have been a dream.

 

[bksballer89]

The hell? With your team? Ok then.

not ready for a new season so soon. I needed another month

 

[bksballer89]

NBA should allow 20 players on a roster this season IMO

 

[msgkings322]

not ready for a new season so soon. I needed another month

LOL you and LeBron both. In case you hadn't noticed, there's some extenuating circumstances that may get in the way of your preferences.

 

[tlance]

not ready for a new season so soon. I needed another month

Load management?