What you need to know about NBA’s return-to-play plan to this point

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.loung_s takes a look at the latest details about the NBA’s potential return to play and the next steps that need to be figured out before it can become reality ⤵️

These include the following:• Playing directly into the playoffs with the standings as they were as of March 12.The first two are very self-explanatory, but the “playoffs-plus” concept is worth a little more clarification.

Additionally, according to Wojnarowski, should this “playoffs-plus” format get opened up to the entire league, the idea of rewarding some of the league’s bottom-feeders with a chance in the post-season was met with much skepticism. Either way, rewarding the league’s worst teams with a chance to pull a George Mason-like run in the NBA playoffs doesn’t seem to be appealing to many.that the NBA was debating between Disney World in central Florida and Las Vegas as its preferred bubble destinations.

 

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