The NBA and the NBPA are expected to agree to move up the start of free agency, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Such a move will accommodate player movement en route to the start of the training camps on December 1st.
With the NBA Draft taking place on November 18, free agency is expected to start two or three days later (November 20 or 21).
The league and the Players Association reached an agreement to start the new season on December 22.
