Holding the draft before the season officially ends doesn’t make sense, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel opines. That would create some awkward situations, such as a playoff team drafting the replacement of a rotation player while its season is still ongoing. The draft also involves a lot of trades and teams couldn’t deal a player in the midst of an ongoing season, Winderman adds.
We have more COVID-19 related news:
- Commissioner Adam Silver struck a pessimistic tone during his media conference call on Friday, according to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. Silver has taken a somber tone in recent interviews but his latest comments felt more pessimistic, Mannix continues. After previously announcing that the league wouldn’t make any decisions in April, Silver said there were no guarantees any decisions would be made in early May, Mannix adds.
- While there’s a growing need to return to normalcy, it’s tough to know when the time is right to restart the season, Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer writes. While Silver didn’t rule anything out during his conference call, it doesn’t appear as if games will be played until at least July and there’s still a possibility the league will cancel the remainder of its season.
- There will be a sense of rebirth when basketball is played again, agent Bernie Lee writes for Hoops Hype. There’s opportunity in every situation and the current hiatus can be equated with a player getting hurt, Lee continues. There’s shock, followed by a wave of energy that comes from support. Monotony then sets in due to the rough path of recovery. The final stage is the rebirth, Lee adds.
Refund ticket money to people affected by the virus, you greedy SOBs
What does JOE MANNIX have to say about NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s recent media conference calls?
An old fictional TV show detective?
The season is over, folks. Deal with it.
Yeah, the season is toast. They’re holding out cancelling so that the owners can hold on to the ticket money for a few more months. They’ll cancel in late May or early June.
That would explain Silver’s tone. Otherwise he would be more shoulder-shrugging.
Silver would have to fight to get the resumption and I am skeptical that he is able & willing to do that. He would worry about the look of it even though watching partial teams in odd set-ups going through difficult qualifications would send an ideal message of societal change.