Report: NBA, NBPA agree to revised rules on teams signing substitutes following surge in COVID-19 cases

With COVID-19 cases increasing throughout the NBA, forcing many players to follow the league’s health and safety protocols, some games have been cancelled.

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To keep the season going and avoid any further disruptions, the NBA and NBPA are said to have reached an agreement that would allow teams to sign a substitute for each ranked player that results. tested positive for COVID-19.

Furthermore, two-way players will no longer be limited to the total number of games they can play in the NBA during the regular season, which was previously limited to 50 games.

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According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, teams will have to sign at least one player after two teams test positive. When three players test positive, they will have to sign two players and when four players test positive, three substitutes must be signed. If a team has 13 healthy players to play, they are not required to sign any more players.

Substitute players will not affect the team’s salary cap or luxury tax.

As of Sunday, 64 players and two coaches have participated in the league’s health and safety procedures over the past six days. The new rules will take effect immediately and run through January 19, however, if necessary, the date will be extended, according to Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press.