There is skepticism among team …

There is skepticism among team executives that this draft will take place as scheduled on Oct. 16 — in part because there is even more skepticism across every sector of the league that free agency will begin as scheduled two days later. (See more in this report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.) Obviously, everything about this situation is fluid. There is doubt the league and National Basketball Players Association can agree to a firm salary cap for the 2020-21 season by either date. Free agency cannot commence without that number. The cap is determined by the league’s overall revenue projection — which is based on revenue from the prior season. The league and union need to compile that for the current season. That is complicated.