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The National Basketball Association (NBA) continues to refine the details of the season extension in Orlande. The season, which will be renewed on July 31, will have many changes compared to the original scenario.
The league has announced that the places in the tournament table will be distributed according to the winning percentage, not their number. Orlande’s teams will play 8 regular season games and will have a different number of games added before the season is suspended.
This means that clubs that have played fewer games before the break will have a slight advantage. With two clubs in Orlando getting the same number of wins, for teams that have played less, each win will weigh a little more.
This may be especially important for landslide locations in the west. There, the Portland Trail Blazers (29/37) and the New Orleans Pelicans (28/36) have suffered eight losses rather than victories. Although the Trail Blazers have won more times, the current system would rank the Pelicans higher.
The league is also actively considering what steps would be taken if a bubble-playing basketball player develops a coronavirus or sustains an injury. This would cause great inconvenience to the teams, since it would be very difficult to remove a player from the restricted area.
The NBA Players Association (NBPA) is fighting the possibility of clubs transporting players with “double-sided” contracts to Orlando. In this way, each team would have 17 players at their disposal and would be at least slightly insured.
If that option doesn’t work, teams would likely have to choose between basketball players who have had contracts with the NBA or the Development League this season. Bringing foreign players to Orlando would be too difficult. Admittedly, such a path closes the door to the league for veteran Yam Crawford, who has no contract this season.
In general, it is considered whether it makes sense for teams to try to replace players who have left the lineup. Each additional player who comes to the Orlando bubble should spend at least 10 days in self-isolation, which in the short season virtually eliminates the meaning of new purchases.
The NBA takes the coronavirus situation very seriously and is preparing to fully ensure the safety of basketball players. It has been announced that all players will be screened daily for coronaviruses, thus preventing a pandemic outbreak within the league.
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