Under Silver’s proposed plan, not all teams will return

The NBA’s Board of Governors is expected to approve commissioner Adam Silver’s recommendation on a format to restart the season in Florida in a vote next Thursday, ESPN reported Friday night.

According to the report, “numerous members” of the Board of Governors have said that from a group of return-to-play plans, support is growing for one that would see 22 teams play at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida.

On a call among the Board of Governors on Friday, “an overwhelming majority” of owners indicated they would approve a plan, ESPN reported. In order to proceed, any plan would need a three-fourths margin to be approved.

Silver’s target date for the resumption of play is July 31.

According to the ESPN report, among the likely specifics of Silver’s proposed plan are:

• There would be regularseason and play-in games to determine playoff spots in the Eastern and Western Conference.

•Teams that were in a playoff position or within six games of the No. 8 seed when play suspended March 11 would participate.

“We are lining up behind him on this,” an owner told ESPN. “The posturing will end. Nothing is going to be perfect for everyone.”

ESPN reported that only one of the four plans discussed Friday is believed to be entirely out of the running — to bring all 30 teams back to play.

Under the reported plan, the Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards would be the teams currently outside the playoffs who would compete in Orlando.

There is also a plan for 20 teams to take part, according to ESPN, which added that discussions have focused on a series of regularseason games and a play-in tournament to set the final playoff field.

Not all team practice facilities have reopened for voluntary workouts, meaning there could be some players who haven’t done any on-court work since the league suspended the season on March 11.