The NBA and its players’ association have agreed to televise the playground-style draft in which two captains will select their squads for the all-star game in Charlotte, N.C., according to two people familiar with the plans. A firm date and specific format for the televised draft had not yet been finalized, but Jan. 30 and 31 have emerged as potential targets for a TNT broadcast, according to sources. LeBron James, now a Laker, and Stephen Curry of the Warriors had fun with the NBA all-star selection process behind closed doors last winter. Let’s have a draft.’ So it sounds like we’re going to have a televised draft next year.” San Antonio Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan, then a member of the Toronto Raptors, added at the time: “Televise it. “It’s fine,” Horford said, adding that he “would encourage” that the draft be televised in the future.

Source: thestar November 08, 2018 02:37 UTC