There are concerns among NBA general managers and athletic training staffers that the season could resume again before players are physically ready.

"If you tell us two weeks in advance, and all we have is a two-week training camp to [get] guys back to work that have been out of work eight weeks, that's a mess," one NBA general manager said.

While teams are encouraging players to stay in shape with home workouts, the long layoff will mean nearly every player won't be in game shape.

"You'll have [players] from one extreme to the other," said one athletic training staff official involved with numerous NBA players. "So you've sort of just got to go with the mindset, 'No one's been training how they should be [and] everyone's very out of shape.'"

Many team officials want at least a month-long period to help players physically acclimate after the layoff.

An Eastern Conference general manager wondered, "I don't know where the line in the sand is, or where the threshold of pain is. Nobody's missed a check yet, but you miss a couple checks, the NBA starts laying people off, those things will start to propel [us forward].

"[Then] I'm afraid a little bit more of [how] decisions are made."

GMs and trainers concede that even if they want a month, they may not get it.

"I don't know how we could have that luxury," another East general manager said. "That would be great, but I would say if I had to push it, I would say 10 days to two weeks."

"All return-to-play scenarios contemplate the importance of an appropriate training period in order to ensure the health and wellness of our players," NBA spokesman Tim Frank said.