NBA preseason games are back, which means the new season is right around the corner! However, this also means that teams will have to cut their roster size down soon.
Teams are allowed to carry 20 players into training camp and throughout the preseason, but when the season begins, teams are only allowed to have 15 guys under contract.
We will likely see a handful of guys on training camp deals earn two-way contracts for the 2021-22 season, but unfortunately for some, they will either be waived or find a new home somewhere else via trade.
As the preseason goes along, we will get a better sense of which players could be on the verge of losing their roster spot.
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The COVID-19 vaccine is another variable that most years do not see when it comes to potential personnel choices. Some teams view having received it as a competitive advantage do to the difference in restrictions.
With the regular season just about two weeks away, let’s take a look at three players who enter their team’s preseason games “on the hot seat”.