NBA reveals key dates for 2020-21 regular season

BasketballNews.com Staff
Nov 15 2020

The NBA has solidified many of the key dates for the 2020-21 regular season. They include:

  • December 22: Opening night.
  • All-Star Break (minus an ASG): March 5-10
  • May 16: Regular season ends
  • May 17-to-21: Play-in tournament for 7-to-10 seeds.
  • May 22: First-round playoffs
  • June 7: Conference semifinals
  • June 22: Conference Finals
  • July 8-22: NBA Finals

Source: Adrian Wojnarowski via Twitter

ANALYSIS: The notable dates include the proposed play-in bracket for No. 7 through No. 10 seeds in each conference, as well as the mid-July NBA FInals. According to ESPN's Bobby Marks, the usual Dec. 15 and Jan. 15 free agent and trade restrictions will still have effect. In addition, the deadline to sign a Supermax contract is Dec. 21.