As the NBA looks at contingency plans to potentially save their season, the latest draft class is in limbo as much as anybody right now, facing an unprecedented draft situation for the league with the pandemic. On Monday, the league reportedly sent ballots to teams to have them vote on eligible players to be part of the rookie combine, which will possibly be conducted virtually, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
As the league tries to minimize contact for games and do not envision fans being in the stands for a long time, it would make a lot of sense for teams to conduct a virtual combine of sorts, where players are organized for set times to interview with respective teams and team psychologists. The NBA would be able to do a virtual combine in a central location, but it’s very unclear if the current state of the virus in the United States would allow for that.
The NBA also decided on Monday to give themselves more time before they declare the CBA void due to the force majure event of the pandemic.
