The NBA’s Orlando Bubble has been a roaring success so far, with last week’s test results coming back clean for the fifth consecutive week and playoff basketball that has delivered unlikely results and excellent performances. But there is an uncomfortable reality on the other side of the bubble and one that could delay the NBA going on with business as usual.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported some new details about the NBA Player’s Association telling their players to prepare for a delay in free agency and the NBA Draft, which were both scheduled to begin in late October after the NBA Finals end. The NBA Draft Lottery is scheduled for tonight, just before Game 2 of the Blazers-Lakers series on ESPN. Woj also reports that because of a potential delay in free agency, several teams are hoping to delay them together.
Among many teams, there is interest in connecting the mid-October draft and free-agency periods so that they could be delayed together, sources said.
With a loss in revenue due to not being able to have fans in the building, teams are hoping for more information about the coronavirus to develop, so that they have a better idea of the league’s financial parameters for the coming season.
