The Washington Wizards will make the trip to Orlando for the NBA season resume without one of their top performers in 2019/20. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Monday that forward Davis Bertans decided to sit out the NBA restart as a “preventive measure.”

Bertans reportedly doesn’t want to risk an injury in a high-risk environment after dealing with two ACL injuries in the past. Health is an extremely important factor for the 27-year-old forward in the future as he is set to become a free agent and is probably in the line to get a massive contract in free agency

Bertans has career highs all across the board this season, averaging 15.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game while shooting 42.4 percent from the three-point arc.

Wojnarowski adds Wizards support Bertans’ decision despite the fact that they will be fighting for a playoff spot in Orlando. 

Davis Bertans made his NBA debut back in 2016 with the San Antonio Spurs, where he emerged as a reliable bench player and strong three-point shooter. However, Spurs decided to send Bertans to Wizards past summer as part of salary dump efforts so they could sign forward Marcus Morris.

Things worked out for Bertans, as he got an increased role in Washington and established himself as one of the league’s most lethal long-range shooters. Spurs, on the other hand, will probably regret the move for years to come as they lost an impactful player and missed out on Morris, who changed his mind and signed with New York Knicks instead.

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NBA will give teams an opportunity to make roster changes before the 2019/20 season restarts in July. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the league will open a “transaction window” in late June and enable the conversion of two-way players as well as free-agent signings.

This transaction window will most likely start around June 22nd and will remain open for one week. The interesting thing is that all 30 NBA teams can take part and not just the 22 teams that will participate in the season resume.

While some teams already have their roster packed and won’t benefit from this decision, others will get a chance to make some final tweaks. Also, teams that lost some of their key players to season-ending injuries like Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks, and Utah Jazz will now be able to replace them and enter the postseason with a full roster.

According to the NBA’s plan, the 2019/20 season will resume with 22 teams at Disneyworld in Orlando. The league plans to play the first games in late July, with October 12th being set as the date for the final game of the NBA Finals.

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Shortly after the NBA revealed its plan to resume the 2019/20 season, its minor league basketball organization, NBA G League, decided to go the opposite way.

The G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim announced on Thursday that the league decided to cancel the remainder of the 2019/20 season. The league won’t crown a champion but will still hand out the Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, and Rookie of the Year awards.

“While canceling the remainder of our season weighs heavily on us, we recognize that it is the most appropriate action to take for our league,” said Abdur-Rahim in a statement.

The G League followed the NBA in suspending its season, putting a halt to all activities on March 12th. But, unlike the NBA, which will see significant financial benefits from resuming the season, the G League doesn’t have a real incentive to finish the 2019/20 season.

However, despite the decision to cancel the season, G League reportedly paid the player’s salaries in full while extending their health benefits.

It remains unclear whether the G League players who are under two-way contracts with NBA teams will be able to join them for NBA season resume scheduled for July.

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While the NFL is going with its draft as planned by embracing virtual form, NBA teams are hoping that their league will take a different approach.

According to ESPN, a significant number of NBA teams are making efforts to convince the league to delay the 2020 draft, which is scheduled to take place on June 25th. The teams are reportedly pushing for an August date instead.

There are multiple reasons for why teams are interested in delaying the 2020 NBA Draft. According to current league guidelines during coronavirus pandemic, the organizations can’t have in-person workouts or interviews with draft prospects. The ongoing health crisis also makes medical evaluations of the players a lot more complicated.

Team executives are anticipating that an August draft will give NBA more time to access the situation and potentially make the guidelines less strict. In this case, the organizations would be able to maintain some of the most crucial elements of the NBA Draft process.

It remains unclear, however, whether the league is entertaining this possibility.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver recently stated that the league won’t make any decisions on the future of 2019/20 season until May. If the season resumes next month, then there is probably a big chance that the NBA follows NFL’s example and sticks with the original date. If that isn’t the case, then delaying the draft will definitely become an option.

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After postponing several games in past days due to fear of coronavirus pandemic, the NBA has now decided to suspend the 2019/2020 season altogether “until further notice.” The decision was made after Utah Jazz’s center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus, also known as COVID-19, on Wednesday.

“The NBA is suspending game play following the conclusion of [Wednesday’s] schedule of games until further notice,” said the league in a statement.  “The NBA will use this hiatus to determine the next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus pandemic.”

The sports events in Europe started getting postponed or played without the audience since last week due to coronavirus outbreak. NBA, however, kept its usual schedule to begin this week although several measures were discussed, including playing in empty arenas. But following the news that Gobert is positive, the league opted not to take any risks.

The list of NBA players affected by coronavirus might increase in the next couple of days, as teams are awaiting test results. According to sources, Gobert’s teammate Donovan Mitchell also tested positive.

The teams that played against Jazz in recent days are told to self-quarantine, with NBA expected to take further steps once the conference with the board of governors ends.

Other leagues are following NBA’s steps, with NHL and MLS expected to officially suspend their seasons in the next couple of days. MLB, on the other hand, will most likely cancel spring training.

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The Washington Wizards will make the trip to Orlando for the NBA season resume without one of their top performers in 2019/20. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Monday that forward Davis Bertans decided to sit out the NBA restart as a “preventive measure.”

Bertans reportedly doesn’t want to risk an injury in a high-risk environment after dealing with two ACL injuries in the past. Health is an extremely important factor for the 27-year-old forward in the future as he is set to become a free agent and is probably in the line to get a massive contract in free agency

Bertans has career highs all across the board this season, averaging 15.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game while shooting 42.4 percent from the three-point arc.

Wojnarowski adds Wizards support Bertans’ decision despite the fact that they will be fighting for a playoff spot in Orlando. 

Davis Bertans made his NBA debut back in 2016 with the San Antonio Spurs, where he emerged as a reliable bench player and strong three-point shooter. However, Spurs decided to send Bertans to Wizards past summer as part of salary dump efforts so they could sign forward Marcus Morris.

Things worked out for Bertans, as he got an increased role in Washington and established himself as one of the league’s most lethal long-range shooters. Spurs, on the other hand, will probably regret the move for years to come as they lost an impactful player and missed out on Morris, who changed his mind and signed with New York Knicks instead.

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NBA will give teams an opportunity to make roster changes before the 2019/20 season restarts in July. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the league will open a “transaction window” in late June and enable the conversion of two-way players as well as free-agent signings.

This transaction window will most likely start around June 22nd and will remain open for one week. The interesting thing is that all 30 NBA teams can take part and not just the 22 teams that will participate in the season resume.

While some teams already have their roster packed and won’t benefit from this decision, others will get a chance to make some final tweaks. Also, teams that lost some of their key players to season-ending injuries like Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks, and Utah Jazz will now be able to replace them and enter the postseason with a full roster.

According to the NBA’s plan, the 2019/20 season will resume with 22 teams at Disneyworld in Orlando. The league plans to play the first games in late July, with October 12th being set as the date for the final game of the NBA Finals.

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Shortly after the NBA revealed its plan to resume the 2019/20 season, its minor league basketball organization, NBA G League, decided to go the opposite way.

The G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim announced on Thursday that the league decided to cancel the remainder of the 2019/20 season. The league won’t crown a champion but will still hand out the Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, and Rookie of the Year awards.

“While canceling the remainder of our season weighs heavily on us, we recognize that it is the most appropriate action to take for our league,” said Abdur-Rahim in a statement.

The G League followed the NBA in suspending its season, putting a halt to all activities on March 12th. But, unlike the NBA, which will see significant financial benefits from resuming the season, the G League doesn’t have a real incentive to finish the 2019/20 season.

However, despite the decision to cancel the season, G League reportedly paid the player’s salaries in full while extending their health benefits.

It remains unclear whether the G League players who are under two-way contracts with NBA teams will be able to join them for NBA season resume scheduled for July.

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While the NFL is going with its draft as planned by embracing virtual form, NBA teams are hoping that their league will take a different approach.

According to ESPN, a significant number of NBA teams are making efforts to convince the league to delay the 2020 draft, which is scheduled to take place on June 25th. The teams are reportedly pushing for an August date instead.

There are multiple reasons for why teams are interested in delaying the 2020 NBA Draft. According to current league guidelines during coronavirus pandemic, the organizations can’t have in-person workouts or interviews with draft prospects. The ongoing health crisis also makes medical evaluations of the players a lot more complicated.

Team executives are anticipating that an August draft will give NBA more time to access the situation and potentially make the guidelines less strict. In this case, the organizations would be able to maintain some of the most crucial elements of the NBA Draft process.

It remains unclear, however, whether the league is entertaining this possibility.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver recently stated that the league won’t make any decisions on the future of 2019/20 season until May. If the season resumes next month, then there is probably a big chance that the NBA follows NFL’s example and sticks with the original date. If that isn’t the case, then delaying the draft will definitely become an option.

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After postponing several games in past days due to fear of coronavirus pandemic, the NBA has now decided to suspend the 2019/2020 season altogether “until further notice.” The decision was made after Utah Jazz’s center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus, also known as COVID-19, on Wednesday.

“The NBA is suspending game play following the conclusion of [Wednesday’s] schedule of games until further notice,” said the league in a statement.  “The NBA will use this hiatus to determine the next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus pandemic.”

The sports events in Europe started getting postponed or played without the audience since last week due to coronavirus outbreak. NBA, however, kept its usual schedule to begin this week although several measures were discussed, including playing in empty arenas. But following the news that Gobert is positive, the league opted not to take any risks.

The list of NBA players affected by coronavirus might increase in the next couple of days, as teams are awaiting test results. According to sources, Gobert’s teammate Donovan Mitchell also tested positive.

The teams that played against Jazz in recent days are told to self-quarantine, with NBA expected to take further steps once the conference with the board of governors ends.

Other leagues are following NBA’s steps, with NHL and MLS expected to officially suspend their seasons in the next couple of days. MLB, on the other hand, will most likely cancel spring training.

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