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[Thee Jazz Fan]

Said the NBA informed teams that the 13 player roster is expanding to entire season. This is great news for ether Evans or Tinley. I hope this is true.

 

[cctrackstar]

I think this should be a permanent thing, next year and beyond. It's stupid for the NBA to require teams to have at least 13 players if they don't allow them to have them all active on any given night. Sure, maybe 14 and 15 can be inactive, but all required players should be able to play.

 

[vslice02]

In 98-99 the NBA gave teams a short period where they were allowed to have 14 players on their active roster but that only lasted for a few weeks.

I remember up until the 2000-01 season, the Jazz would have a 12-man roster. If a player was injured, they'd sign someone to a 10-day contract but if #1-12 were healthy that would be the extent of their roster because Larry Miller didn't feel it was ethical to stash healthy players on the "injured list" - which is what it was called and required a medical-reason to put a player on it.

I don't think a 13-man active roster should continue beyond this year but it's a good move for this condensed season.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

In 98-99 the NBA gave teams a short period where they were allowed to have 14 players on their active roster but that only lasted for a few weeks.

I remember up until the 2000-01 season, the Jazz would have a 12-man roster. If a player was injured, they'd sign someone to a 10-day contract but if #1-12 were healthy that would be the extent of their roster because Larry Miller didn't feel it was ethical to stash healthy players on the "injured list" - which is what it was called and required a medical-reason to put a player on it.

I don't think a 13-man active roster should continue beyond this year but it's a good move for this condensed season.

Back then, though, 12 was the minimum. 13 is the minimum now. I agree that 13 should be able to dress if that's the minimum amount of players you're forced to have on your roster.