Official 2020 NBA Offseason - First Half Season Schedule Out

[PhDeac]

Official 2019-20 NBA Season Suspended - NBA may return on July 31

man, how much would it suck to be a minimum wage employee being isolated from your family for three months to live in Orlando in the middle of the summer?

Well that’s the point, they should get paid much more.

And many Disney staff are already isolated from their families in Orlando right now.

 

[JuiceCrewAllStar]

Disney is a trash employer

but we all know this

 

[PhDeac]

Disney is a trash employer

but we all know this

Much of the business model is underpaying people to have a “magical” short term experience. Putting underpaid people in a bubble to service NBA players fits the bill but the risks are not sufficient.

 

[mikedrum4prez]

Seems like momentum is heading towards this Orlando thing not happening? I wanted to see Lebron try to go for it, but I'm rapidly losing interest.

 

[TownieDeac]

Ariza “opting out” of Orlando

 

[RJKarl]

Bertans not playing makes sense. He going to get a major contract. His great shooting could fit in a lot of places.

 

[PhDeac]

Ariza “opting out” of Orlando

Looks like it’s his scheduled month with his son. Makes sense although he would be giving up a lot of money.

 

[TownieDeac]

This is why I can’t fault anyone for not wanting to play

A lot of people are leaving a lot of money on the table if they stay home

 

[RJKarl]

Bertans is leaving a little less than $1M on the table by not playing. But if he were to get injured, he could lose tens of millions. With his knees, this is a no brainer.

 

[dartsndeacs]

We're not going to be back to full arenas for quite some time. I don't think role players are going to be making $10 mil a year anymore.

 

[RJKarl]

We're not going to be back to full arenas for quite some time. I don't think role players are going to be making $10 mil a year anymore.

I wonder if sports will get better ratings for the next year or so due to the lack of other options. Last weekend, British soccer set TV records. If this happens, some of the losses could be offset.

 

[cville deac]

Is it too late to change the location of the bubble?

 

[Pilchard]

Is it too late to change the location of the bubble?

At this point, it seems like almost any place in the US would be better than Orlando.

 

[Biff Tannen]

At this point, it seems like almost any place in the US would be better than Orlando.

I've heard Jacksonville is open for business and willing to take on all kinds of events.

 

[JuiceCrewAllStar]

if they're really worried about player safety they should hold it outside the United States in a country with a real public health system

 

[Biff Tannen]

Yeah, but how are they going to get a bunch of Americans into another country right now ? Maybe Mexico, but that's it.

 

[cville deac]

The Bahamas would be a good location. They've only had 100 or so cases total.

 

[PhDeac]

But is that because they haven’t allowed a bunch of Americans?

 

[2&2 Slider To Leyritz]

I wonder if sports will get better ratings for the next year or so due to the lack of other options. Last weekend, British soccer set TV records. If this happens, some of the losses could be offset.

I don't think they can renegotiate the TV deals midstream. Whatever the networks are paying the leagues are locked in, regardless of whether the networks can charge more to advertisers at a point in time because of a spike in viewers.

 

[dartsndeacs]

I don't think they can renegotiate the TV deals midstream. Whatever the networks are paying the leagues are locked in, regardless of whether the networks can charge more to advertisers at a point in time because of a spike in viewers.

I'm sure the networks aren't having to pay full fare for this cancelled season though, no?