NBA is Officially Back (Official Thread)

[TOStateofMind]

Nets have played well in the bubble, but raps D is a different level compared to a team like the blazers lol.

[Boardbreaker]

Levert should be good practice for OG

[720]

Nets are very fun to watch. The fact that they are great offensive rebounders is annoying when thinking about our series vs them.

[Rob Diaz]

Wow, covered by one of the worst defenders in the league and he takes that shot lol.

[ImaBeatDatAzz]

rip suns ;/

[GooniesNeverDie]

can we see these teams getting kicked out of the bubble please!

Sent from my SM-G960F using RealGM mobile app

[Kevin Willis]

I wonder if the teams that got kicked out of the bubble want to stay in now? It's probably the safest place to be.

[Kabookalu]

I wonder if the teams that got kicked out of the bubble want to stay in now? It's probably the safest place to be.

They're all being forced out of the bubble lol. I don't know if it was a joke, but I read a tweet that players from eliminated teams couldn't go back to their hotel after their final game. They had to go straight to the bus and leave.

[nabbs]

I don’t know why there aren’t updates on here because we are gradually getting more and more embers pointing towards a come back.

All tweets and discussions can be posted in this thread so there is unified, centralized feed of news discuss.

We are literally a week and a half away from teams being able to start training camps in their practice facilities... feels like this should be a bigger deal than it is

Read on Twitter

?s=21

Read on Twitter

?s=21

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29200984/nba-teams-expecting-guidelines-june-1-players-return

NBA teams are expecting the league office will issue guidelines around June 1 that will allow franchises to start recalling players who've left their markets as a first step toward a formal ramp-up for the season's resumption, sources told ESPN.

Teams expect a similar timeline from the league on when they'll be allowed to expand individual workouts already underway with in-market players to include more team personnel, sources said.

The NBA suspended the 2019-20 season on March 11 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The league is discussing a step-by-step plan for a resumption of the season that includes an initial two-week recall of players into team marketplaces for a period of quarantine, one to two weeks of individual workouts at team facilities, and a two- to three-week formal training camp, sources told ESPN.

Barring an unforeseen turn of events, many NBA owners, executives and National Basketball Players Association elders believe commissioner Adam Silver will green-light the return to play in June -- with games expected to resume sometime before the end of July, sources said.

The NBA is still considering a two-site format for the return of the season, including Orlando's Walt Disney World and Las Vegas, sources said.

The NBA and NBPA are meeting to discuss the structure of a return, including how the league will navigate the possibility of regular-season games, play-in tournaments, playoff formats and whether the full 30 teams will be brought back to finish the season, sources said.

Many players have stayed in market or returned for individual workouts with teams. Against the league's recommendations, some players -- including Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic -- returned to Europe and elsewhere abroad during the league's hiatus.

Silver indicated that the North American sports commissioners had indicated to the Trump administration and governors that they could need their assistance in helping players return to the country, and fully expected to receive it, sources said.

Read on Twitter

?s=21

[kassian]

I'm watching the Clips vs Thunder (mostly bench players playing mixed in a few actual starters like Zubac) and holy crap is that game bad. Terrible shooting, horrendous setups on both ends of the court. On par with any development league. Likely the worst NBA game I've ever seen. Makes you realize how deep the Raptors bench and the quality of coaching is.

[Dennis 37]

I wonder if the teams that got kicked out of the bubble want to stay in now? It's probably the safest place to be.

They're all being forced out of the bubble lol. I don't know if it was a joke, but I read a tweet that players from eliminated teams couldn't go back to their hotel after their final game. They had to go straight to the bus and leave.

What, is this a game show?

[pilkoids]

Game 1 is 2 days away and we don't have a game thread?

[Bankai]

I'm personally rooting for Memphis, but Portland vs Lakers is likely, and an interesting matchup.

[Syd-TK3]

Brooks shoots anything

[Young_Buc]

A very short time ago Nurkic and JV were in the same boat as slow lumbering dinosaurs. What did Portland do to this guy that we didn't?!

[Zeno]

I'm personally rooting for Memphis, but Portland vs Lakers is likely, and an interesting matchup.

I get that people think Portland is a tougher out but I really wanted Phoenix. Chances are Lakers still win against Portland in 6 or less and Portland’s defence probably gets the Lakers offence right for the rest of the playoffs. Portland is probably the best tuneup team for the Lakers going into round 2.

[Zeno]

You should be fired if you play Herzona, whiteside and Melo at the same time.

[FrozenLeafz]

JV trying to carry Memphis right now

14 pts in the 2nd quarter

[720]

Grizzlies are so ass they should just give JV the ball and move out of the way.

[Bankai]

Yo if the JV helps lead the Grizzlies into the Playoffs and Derozan couldnt carry the Spurs... LOL!

Who was REALLY the miscast Player on the Raptors? That would be the question.