The NBA put a moratorium on transactions nearly a month ago.
Yet, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he has no better idea when his league’s coronavirus-forced stoppage will end. An optimistic guess is June. There’s talk of the season continuing into September.
Amid the uncertainty, the transactions moratorium will continue.
Shams Charania of The Athletic:
The NBA and NBPA have agreed to extend the moratorium on transactions (agreements, trades, player/team options) indefinitely, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 10, 2020
Business remains paused.
This is the only logical way to proceed.
In normal times, player options and (non-rookie-scale) team options must be decided by June 29. Many players’ contracts have guaranteed dates around that time. Those deadlines spark action, including trades.
Everyone ought to know there’s a moratorium on those moves.
Once it becomes clear when play can resume, owners and players will negotiate a new calendar. Until then, everything is paused.
