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The NBA preseason is already underway with the regular season tipping off December 22. Keep in mind that teams are scheduled to play only 72 regular-season games with the late start and the league not wanting to go deep into the summer again – plus to finish the NBA Finals before the 2021 Summer Olympics begin in Tokyo.

There are surely going to be games postponed/canceled this season due to the coronavirus. That’s just a fact in a sport that plays every day unlike the NFL. Thus, the NBA has not released the full season schedule yet but the first half where all 30 clubs will play either 37 or 38 games, including between 17 and 20 home games. The first half ends on March 4, 2021, and the second half will run from March 11-May 16. That schedule will be released near the end of the first half.

It’s going to be a challenge to project win totals with some games being called off and star players surely missing games due to COVID-19 protocols.