2019–20 NBA season
The 2020–20 NBA season will be the 74th period of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The customary season will start on October 22, 2020 and will end on April 15, 2020. The playoffs will start on April 18, 2020, and will end with the NBA Finals in June 2020. The 2020 NBA All-Star Game will be played on February 16, 2020, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. On October 22, the Toronto Raptors, who are the guarding champions, will have the title ring function and play against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Scotiabank Arena, where Zion Williamson will make his introduction in the NBA pursued by the 2020 Finals MVP, Kawhi Leonard, and the Los Angeles Clippers facilitating the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center.
League | National Basketball Association |
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Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 22, 2019 – March 11, 2020 (82 season games cancelled) July 30 – August 14, 2020 (completion of regular season with "seeding" games) August 15, 2020 (Play-in tournament) August 17 – September 30, 2020 (Playoffs) September 30 – October 13, 2020 (Finals) |
Number of games | 1,059 63–67 games per team before regular season suspension (total for 8 teams not in NBA Bubble) 8 games per team after regular season suspension (71–75 total for 22 teams in NBA Bubble) |
Number of teams | 30 |
TV partner(s) | ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Zion Williamson |
Picked by | New Orleans Pelicans |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Milwaukee Bucks |
Top scorer | James Harden (Houston) |
NBA 2019-20
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