The NBA has launched a new “Player Participation Policy”. This is a set of rules aimed at preventing the so-called “load management”.
In recent years, the habit of storing rest the best players, especially at the end of the season, due to the end of the season or when the franchise no longer has big goals. Result? There are many matches without stars, which are unattractive from a commercial point of view and irritate fans who, having bought tickets for the match in advance and at not exactly cheap prices, find themselves on the floor without their idols.
The new rules concern “star players”that is, those players who are called toAll Star Game or inserted into one of the first three quintets over the past three seasons. Each team will be able to rest a maximum of one of these athletes per evening, must ensure their presence at matches broadcast live nationally and in the new post-season tournament, maintain a balance between home and away rest, ensure that star undrafted players are still are present in the front row of the arena.
List of participating players.
Trae Young (Atlanta), Dejounte Murray (Atlanta), Ben Simmons (Brooklyn), Jayson Tatum (Boston), Jaylen Brown (Boston), LaMelo Ball (Charlotte), DeMar DeRozan (Chicago), Zach LaVine (Chicago), Nikola Vucevic (Chicago), Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland), Jarrett Allen (Cleveland), Darius Garland (Cleveland), Luka Doncic (Dallas), Kyrie Irving (Dallas), Nikola Jokic (Denver), Stephen Curry (Golden State), Draymond Green ( Golden State, Andrew Wiggins (Golden State), Chris Paul (Golden State), Fred VanVleet (Houston), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana), Kawhi Leonard (Clippers), Paul George (Clippers), LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers). , Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers), Ja Morant (Memphis), Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis), Jimmy Butler (Miami), Bam Adebayo (Miami), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee), Jrue Holiday (Milwaukee), Khris Middleton ( Milwaukee), Rudy Gobert (Minnesota), Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota), Mike Conley (Minnesota), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota), Zion Williamson (New Orleans), Julius Randle (New York), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ( Oklahoma City), Joel Embiid (Philadelphia), James Harden (Philadelphia), Bradley Beal (Phoenix), Devin Booker (Phoenix), Kevin Durant (Phoenix), Damian Lillard (Portland), Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento), De’Aaron Fox (Sacramento), Pascal Siakam (Toronto), Lauri Markkanen (Utah).
There are, of course, some exceptions for injuries and for players more details “aged people”. Specifically, those over the age of 35 who have played 34,000 minutes in the regular season or 1,000 games between the regular season and the playoffs will be able to sit out consecutive games, provided the franchise notifies the league. , justifying it at least a week before the match. This exception applies to: Chris Paul, Mike Conley, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, DeMar DeRozan and James Harden.
