NBA teams are using the start of the regular season as a gauge to see how serious the ramifications of Daryl Morey's Tweet supporting Hong Kong will be, according to sources that spoke with Shams Charania of The Athletic.

At that point, it should be clear whether China will lift their broadcast ban of NBA games.

Several teams are negotiating contract extensions with the 2016 draft class while not fully knowing whether the NBA could face a salary cap reduction due to the loss of revenue from China.