NBA may push back draft and add an award show

[H.O.C.]

The NBA Draft might be getting pushed back, as the league is "very interested" in moving it into July in order to promote it better, according to USA Today's Jeff Zillgitt. It could also reportedly be packaged with "a season-ending awards show possibly on consecutive nights."

Moving the draft back will be difficult because it impacts free agency and the collective bargaining agreement. Also, the league needs to negotiate a change in the draft date with its TV partners. The league's TV deal with ESPN/ABC and Turner Sports, the parent company of TNT and NBA TV, expires after the 2015-16 season.

The league is also concerned about delaying free agency and pushing that period even deeper into July. The NBA season is already turning into a long year with the draft, free agency and summer league taking place shortly after the Finals.​

The NBA is negotiating with its television partners, as well as prospective new partners Fox and NBC, and this is a part of those discussions. The league reportedly does not want this to bump free-agent transactions back too far because of this, as August has traditionally been the start of the NBA's quieter period.

Moving the draft back doesn't seem like a crazy idea. It's one of the league's biggest nights of the year, and there's almost no time in between it and the end of the NBA Finals. An awards show sounds a bit unnecessary, though, doesn't it? Does this mean we find out the regular-season MVP more than two months after it's over? I'd like to hear more details about that.
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on...sted-in-pushing-back-draft-adding-awards-show

 

[H.O.C.]

Just the possibility of seeing those masculine brothers on the big screen winning awards for their on and off the court style.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Just the possibility of seeing those masculine brothers on the big screen winning awards for their on and off the court style.

 

[#StarkSet]

trying to be like nfl I see

 

[H.O.C.]

Don't tell me you could resist this. You would be glued to the TV every year like the draft.

 

[Da_Eggman]

Just the possibility of seeing those masculine brothers on the big screen winning awards for their on and off the court style.

 

[Tony D'Amato]

Smart if they can keep the winners under wraps.

 

[tremonthustler1]

trying to be like nfl I see

it would be cool if they did it at Radio City but I'm good with it at Barclays for good.

The NFL fukkin up by moving it out of NY

 

[MikelArteta]

i like awards show, i always enjoyed the nhl one.

more ratings hopefully tnt gets it :blesssed:

 

[Tony D'Amato]

it would be cool if they did it at Radio City but I'm good with it at Barclays for good.

The NFL fukkin up by moving it out of NY

This will be better than the nfls since the nba has bigger individual stars. Put it @ Kodak Theater in LA

Fukk a Radio City

 

[Hater]

The more NBA the better

 

[chuckifubuck]

So would they be pushing back the mvp/roy/dpoy to this award show or will the most prestigious trophy handed out be "best dunk"?

 

[L68]

slammy awards>

 

[Alexander The Great]

thought they should have been started something like this. Question is, would they be able to get their stars to come off vacation and show up.

 

[thelonious21]