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NBA Draft lottery set for June 22; draft proper on July 29

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<p>With the modified NBA season scheduled to run deep into July, the league announced Monday that the 2021 NBA Draft will be held on Thursday, July 29.</p><p>The league also announced that the draft lottery will be held on June 22, with the NBA combine set for June 21-27.</p><p>The current NBA regular season runs to May 16, with the NBA Finals due to be completed by July 22.</p><p>The deadline for players to apply for early entry for this year&#x27;s draft is May 30, and those who opt to withdraw from early entry must do so by July 19.</p><p>Setting the date roughly a month later that the traditional June NBA draft, the league has yet to determine whether the draft (with the first round televised in prime time) will be virtual or in-person, owing to the changing parameters surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p>The draft will be televised by ABC and ESPN.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/03/29/21/nba-lakers-expect-big-help-as-drummond-sets-sights-on-la-says-report">NBA: Lakers expect big help as Drummond sets sights on LA, says report</a></li></ul><div><strong>Bucks test Clippers</strong></div><p>Meanwhile, the battered and beaten-up Milwaukee Bucks will have their standouts back on the floor when they visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night.</p><p>Two-time reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo is slated to return from a one-game absence due to his nagging left knee injury. Antetokounmpo was one of four starters to miss Saturday&#x27;s 102-96 home loss to the New York Knicks.</p><p>Khris Middleton (hip), Jrue Holiday (knee) and Donte DiVincenzo (foot) also are slated to be back in the lineup as Milwaukee aims to halt a two-game slide that follows a season-best eight-game winning streak.</p><p>Key reserves P.J. Tucker (calf) and Bobby Portis (health and safety protocols) have been ruled out.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/03/29/21/nba-nuggets-crush-hawks-in-aaron-gordons-debut">NBA: Nuggets crush Hawks in Aaron Gordon&#x27;s debut</a></li></ul><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1649470" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The current NBA regular season runs to May 16, with the NBA Finals due to be completed by July 22.</p>

The current NBA regular season runs to May 16, with the NBA Finals due to be completed by July 22.