On Thursday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver confirmed the league has not yet decided to cancel the season and the current suspension of play due to the COVID-19 outbreak is set to last 30 days.
But, if the league intends to finish off the 2019-20 season and crown a champion, adjustments will need to be made in some form or fashion. This could simply mean pushing all the games back to a later date and picking up the regular season where it left off.
Shortening the regular season schedule could be an option, as well. Jumping straight into the playoffs seems a bit radical, but this is all unprecedented.
Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie has a rather unique idea for the league. He shared his idea on Twitter on Friday:
We already play a 16 team playoff basically. We’re losing roughly 18 games. Current viewers have said they wait for it to get exciting/playoff time. Also we see the reception of March Madness… (2/4)
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) March 13, 2020
Could even Neutral site the play in series (since 30 isn’t an even breakdown) in a football arena like the national championship to try to recoup some revenue 👀 (4/4)
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) March 13, 2020
This would certainly be a unique event that would capture the attention of all NBA fans. And, at this point, there’s no such thing as a bad idea when it comes to figuring out how to finish off 2019-20.