The NBA is contemplating expanding its all-star break from a weekend to an entire week, according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
"The move, which would give players seven days off between games in mid-February, would result in an increase of one or two back-to-back sets per team for the coming season, a party familiar with the process said. “That’s the model they’re using right now while they’re filling in the schedule,” an NBA source familiar with the process told the Sun Sentinel Friday. “Could they go back and use some of those dates if needed? That’s possible. But the week off looks like what’s going to happen.”"
There’s a give-and-take with this type of plan. NBA players would obviously love a week’s rest, but back-to-back sets are known to be difficult on players’ bodies and including more of those might not be preferred for them.
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Winderman notes there is a possibility that a weeklong all-star break could result in the next NBA season beginning a week sooner than it typically would.
"With the elongated All-Star break, the possibility of then starting the 2015-16 season a week earlier also has been deliberated recently, although that dynamic has yet to gain traction, according to an NBA source familiar with the situation, with such a move potentially requiring an adjustment in the collective-bargaining agreement."
The full NBA schedule is expected to be released in August.