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*On October 6, 2014, the NBA announced a new TV deal with [[ESPN]] and [[TNT (TV channel)|TNT]] that's worth $24 billion on a 9 year deal. Starting in the [[2015-16 NBA season]], the NBA's value would go from $930 million to $2.6 billion per year, which would also increase each team's salary cap from $63 million to around $88.8 million. In addition to that, the NBA also announced that starting this season, the league will host an end-of-season award show on TNT to replace the time spent on giving out certain awards in sometimes awkward situations.
*On October 6, 2014, the NBA announced a new TV deal with [[ESPN]] and [[TNT (TV channel)|TNT]] that's worth $24 billion on a 9 year deal. Starting in the [[2015-16 NBA season]], the NBA's value would go from $930 million to $2.6 billion per year, which would also increase each team's salary cap from $63 million to around $88.8 million. In addition to that, the NBA also announced that starting this season, the league will host an end-of-season award show on TNT to replace the time spent on giving out certain awards in sometimes awkward situations.
*In October 19, 2014, the [[Brooklyn Nets]] and the [[Boston Celtics]] would play a pre-season game where instead of playing four 12 minute quarters, they'll play four 11 minute quarters, which would decrease the overall playtime of the game there. The game was considered a test to decrease the overall amount of playing time to around two hours.
*The NBA logo assumes a new position on team jerseys, moving from the top left chest in front to the back atop a player's name. In addition, teams who have won a championship will have their uniforms adorned with a gold patch on the back, featuring the number of championships won.
*The NBA logo assumes a new position on team jerseys, moving from the top left chest in front to the back atop a player's name. In addition, teams who have won a championship will have their uniforms adorned with a gold patch on the back, featuring the number of championships won.


Revision as of 18:00, 15 October 2014

2014–15 NBA season
LeagueNational Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 28, 2014 – April 15, 2015
April 18, 2015 – May or June 2015 (Playoffs)
June 2015 (Finals)
Number of games82
Number of teams30
TV partner(s)ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV
Draft
Top draft pickAndrew Wiggins
Picked byCleveland Cavaliers
Regular Season
Top seedTBA
Season MVPTBA
Top scorerTBA
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsTBA
Finals MVPTBA
NBA seasons

The 2014–15 NBA season will be the 69th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The NBA Draft took place on June 26, 2014, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn where Andrew Wiggins was selected first overall. The regular season will begin on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 with the defending NBA champions San Antonio Spurs hosting the first game against the Dallas Mavericks. Christmas games will be played on Thursday, December 25, 2014. The 2015 NBA All-Star Game will be played on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The regular season will end on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, and the playoffs will begin on Saturday, April 18, 2015.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions

Retirement

  • On June 10, 2014, Derek Fisher signs a five-year, $25 million deal as the head coach of the New York Knicks, instead of playing one more season with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Thus, he retires as a player in the NBA. During his eighteen seasons in the league as a player, he has won five NBA championships, all with the Los Angeles Lakers (2000-2002, 2009-2010).[1]
  • On June 15, 2014, Shane Battier announced retirement immediately following the loss of Game 5 in the 2014 NBA Finals. He was 35, and retired after playing for thirteen seasons. He won back-to-back NBA championships with the Miami Heat (2012-2013)[2]
  • On September 9, 2014, Chauncey Billups announced retirement after 17 years of playing, the last team he played for was the Detroit Pistons, and won a championship with them in 2004 as well as a Finals MVP that same year.

Free agency

Free agency negotiations began on July 1, 2014, when players began to sign starting on July 10, after the July moratorium ended.

Coaching changes

Coaching changes
Offseason
Team 2013–14 season 2014–15 season
New York Knicks Mike Woodson Derek Fisher
Minnesota Timberwolves Rick Adelman Flip Saunders
Milwaukee Bucks Larry Drew Jason Kidd
Brooklyn Nets Jason Kidd Lionel Hollins
Utah Jazz Tyrone Corbin Quin Snyder
Los Angeles Lakers Mike D'Antoni Byron Scott
Golden State Warriors Mark Jackson Steve Kerr
Cleveland Cavaliers Mike Brown David Blatt
Detroit Pistons John Loyer (interim) Stan Van Gundy

Offseason

  • On April 21, 2014, the Utah Jazz opted not to renew head coach Tyrone Corbin's contract after over three full seasons with the team.[15]


Preseason

The preseason began on Saturday, October 4, 2014 and will end on Friday, October 24, 2014.

Regular season

The regular season will begin on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, with the defending NBA champions San Antonio Spurs to host a game against the Dallas Mavericks.[28] The regular season will end on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Christmas Day games will be played on Thursday, December 25, 2014. The NBA is mulling a week-long All-Star break in February,[29] and the full schedule was released during a one-hour schedule release special on August 13, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. EDT on NBA TV.[30]

Playoffs

The 2015 NBA playoffs will begin on Saturday, April 18, 2015 and will conclude with the 2015 NBA Finals which will begin on June 4, 2015 on ABC. ESPN will broadcast the Western Conference Finals and TNT will broadcast the Eastern Conference Finals. ABC will broadcast the NBA Finals.

Notable occurrences

  • LeBron James returned to his home state and the Cleveland Cavaliers after four years with the Miami Heat. James controversially announced his departure from Cleveland in a nationally televised special - The Decision - on July 8, 2010.
  • The Charlotte Bobcats were renamed the Charlotte Hornets on May 20, 2014 to begin the 2014–15 season.[31] The newly established Hornets retain the 10 year history of the Bobcats, as well as regain the original Charlotte Hornets team records from the 1988–89 NBA season through the 2001–02 NBA season. The New Orleans Pelicans retain the remaining history that exists under the New Orleans Hornets name from the 2002–03 NBA season through the 2012–13 NBA season including the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets name from the 2005–06 NBA season through the 2006–07 NBA season.
  • The Cleveland Cavaliers win the #1 pick in the NBA draft for the second year in a row, as well as the third time in four years and the sixth time in franchise history. It also ties the lowest percentage possible in the modern-day draft lottery with the Chicago Bulls back in 2008, as well as marks the second time one team got the #1 draft pick for the second year in a row. Their selection was Andrew Wiggins, the second straight Canadian player to be selected as the No. 1 pick.
  • The Houston Rockets and the Minnesota Timberwolves will play at the Mexico City Arena on November 12, 2014, while the New York Knicks and the Milwaukee Bucks will play at The O2 Arena in London on January 15, 2015. The Toronto Raptors and the New York Knicks will play at the Bell Centre in Montreal on October 24, 2014 and the Toronto Raptors and the Sacramento Kings will also play at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver on October 5th, 2014 during the pre-season.
  • The Toronto Raptors and Memphis Grizzlies will celebrate their 20th anniversaries as franchises in the NBA, although the latter was formerly known as the Vancouver Grizzlies.
  • Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kevin Love on August 23rd, 2014, the soonest date allowed by Wiggins signing his rookie contract 30 days earlier. The trade of Wiggins also marked the second time since the NBA-ABA merger that a #1 draft pick would be traded to another team without playing for the team he was initially drafted under.
  • The San Antonio Spurs made history by hiring Becky Hammon as the first full-time female assistant coach. Hammon, a guard for the WNBA's San Antonio Stars, joined the Spurs coaching staff upon her retirement at the conclusion of the 2014 WNBA season.
  • During the month of September, Atlanta Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson would end up selling his share of the Hawks after self-reporting an e-mail he received that was considered inappropriate and potentially racist back in 2012. Around that same time, general manager Danny Ferry would leak out remarks that player Luol Deng "had a bit of African in him" from a transcript he received, which would eventually result in Danny taking an indefinite leave of absence and having coach Mike Budenholzer taking on the job until his potential return.
  • On October 6, 2014, the NBA announced a new TV deal with ESPN and TNT that's worth $24 billion on a 9 year deal. Starting in the 2015-16 NBA season, the NBA's value would go from $930 million to $2.6 billion per year, which would also increase each team's salary cap from $63 million to around $88.8 million. In addition to that, the NBA also announced that starting this season, the league will host an end-of-season award show on TNT to replace the time spent on giving out certain awards in sometimes awkward situations.
  • In October 19, 2014, the Brooklyn Nets and the Boston Celtics would play a pre-season game where instead of playing four 12 minute quarters, they'll play four 11 minute quarters, which would decrease the overall playtime of the game there. The game was considered a test to decrease the overall amount of playing time to around two hours.
  • The NBA logo assumes a new position on team jerseys, moving from the top left chest in front to the back atop a player's name. In addition, teams who have won a championship will have their uniforms adorned with a gold patch on the back, featuring the number of championships won.

See also

References

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  4. ^ "Report: REPORTS: LEBRON OPTS OUT OF DEAL". NBA.com. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  5. ^ Agent says Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh continue to way options in free agency - ESPN
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  21. ^ "Flip Saunders Named Timberwolves Head Coach". NBA.com. June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
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  28. ^ Rose, Bryan (July 17, 2014). "Cavaliers, Spurs may open NBA's 2014-15 regular season". Fansided. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  29. ^ Winderman, Ira (July 25, 2014). "NBA looking at weeklong All-Star break in '14-15 schedule". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
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