NBA Postpones Lottery, Combine

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ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that NBA has decided to cancel the Draft Lottery as well as the combine, both scheduled for May:

The NBA postponed the May Draft Lottery and Combine today, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 1, 2020

While the league hasn’t yet made a decision on the draft itself, it’s expected that a similar outcome is coming soon for that event in June as well:

The NBA's Board of Governors voted on those items in a conference call today, but held off on formally pushing back the June 25 Draft date — although sources still expect that will eventually be done.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 1, 2020

Additionally, the league had discussions about moving the NBA season all the way back to December:

Among the discussion topics today on the call: The merits of moving back the start of the 2020-2021 until December, sources said. Part of that ongoing converation surrounds the opportunity a delay could give NBA teams to get more fans in arenas for more games next season.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 1, 2020