NBA regular season will start December 22nd and will include a 72-game schedule

The league and players are still negotiating financial terms of an amended collective bargaining agreement, and those talks are expected to extend into next week

The next NBA season will start next December 22nd and the regular season will have 72 games.

Per ESPN, The National Basketball Players Association board of representatives voted Thursday night to approve a plan for a Dec. 22 start to the season that includes a reduced 72-game schedule, clearing the way for the league and union to finalize details on the 2020-21 season, the NBPA announced.

The league believes that a Dec. 22 start that includes Christmas Day games on television and allows for a 72-game schedule that finishes before the Summer Olympics in July is worth between $500 million and $1 billion in short- and long-term revenues to the league and the players, sources said.

Fonte: ESPN.