Taura muchidimbu zviitiko zvikuru zvomwaka weNBA
Context:Pashure pokuzorora kwezhizha, zvikwata zvinotanga misasa yokurovedza pakupera kwaSeptember. Misasa yokurovedza inobvumira vatungamiri kuti vaongorore vatambi (kunyanya vatsva), vanoongorora simba uye kushaya simba kwechikwata, kugadzirira vatambi vemwaka wenguva dzose uye kusarudza 12-murume anoshingaira roster (uye 3-murume asina kushanda mazita) ayo vachazotanga mwaka wenguva dzose. Zvikwata zvine mukana wekupa vatambi vane makore asingasviki maviri ezviitiko kuNBA G League. Pashure pomusasa wokurovedza, nhevedzano yemitambo yokuratidzira yapamberi pemwaka inoitwa. Mitambo yepre-mwaka dzimwe nguva inoitirwa mumaguta asiri eNBA, zvese muUnited States nekune dzimwe nyika. Mwaka wenguva dzose weNBA unovamba muvhiki rokupedzisira raOctober.  Mumwaka wenguva dzose, chikwata chimwe nechimwe chinotamba mitambo 82, 41 imwe neimwe iri kumba uye iri kure. Chikwata chinotarisana nevanokwikwidzana nacho muchikamu chayo pachayo kanokwana kana pagore (mitambo 16). Chikwata chimwe nechimwe chinotamba zvikwata zvitanhatu kubva kune zvimwe zvikamu zviviri mumusangano wayo kanokwana kana (24 mitambo), uye zvikwata zvina zvasara katatu (12 mitambo). Pakupedzisira, chikwata chimwe nechimwe chinotamba zvikwata zvose zviri mune imwe sangano kaviri chimwe nechimwe (30 mitambo). Ichi chimiro chisina kuenzana chinoreva kuti simba rehurongwa richasiyana pakati pemapoka (asi kwete zvakanyanya seNFL kana MLB). Mumwaka mishanu, chikwata chimwe nechimwe chichange chaita mitambo 80 kuchikwata chavo (20 kuchikwata chimwe nechimwe, 10 kumba, 10 vari parwendo), mitambo 180 kuchikwata chimwe nechimwe (18 kuchikwata chimwe nechimwe, 9 vari kumba, 9 vari parwendo), uye mitambo 150 kuchikwata chimwe nechimwe (10 kuchikwata chimwe nechimwe, 5 vari kumba, 5 vari parwendo).  NBA ndiyowo nhabvu imwe chete inogara ichironga mitambo paKrisimasi. Chikwata chacho chave chichitamba mitambo nguva dzose pazororo racho kubvira muna 1947, kunyange zvazvo mitambo yokutanga yeZuva reKrisimasi isina kutepfenyurwa paterevhizheni kusvikira muna 1983/84. Mitambo yakaitwa pazuva iri yave iine mamwe emapoka akanakisisa nevatambi. Krisimasi inozivikanwawo neNBA paterevhizheni, sezvo zororo iri apo mitambo yekutanga yeNBA inoratidzwa paterevhizheni yemwaka wega wega. Mitambo inotambwa pazuva iri yave iri mimwe yemitambo ine ratidziro dzakakwirira zvikuru mukati memwaka wakatarwa.  Muna February, mwaka wenguva dzose unomira kupemberera mutambo wegore negore weNBA All-Star Game. Vatsigiri vanovhota muUnited States yose, Canada, uye paInternet, uye vanonyanya kuvhota musangano rimwe nerimwe vanonzi vakuru. Kuvhota kwavateveri kunosarudza vamwe vose vanotanga. Varairidzi vanovhota kuti vasarudze 14 veAll-Stars vasara. Zvadaro, vanonyanya kuvhota musangano rimwe nerimwe vanoronga chikwata chavo vachishandisa vatambi vane mukurumbira. Munhu anonyanya kuvhota muligi anowana wokutanga uye zvichingodaro. Mutambi ane yakanakisisa chokupika panguva mutambo ari mubayiro ane Game MVP mubayiro. Zvimwe zvinokwezva zveAll-Star zororo zvinosanganisira Rising Stars Dambudziko (pakutanga Rookie Dambudziko), apo yepamusoro rookies uye wechipiri-gore vatambi vari NBA kutamba 5-on-5 Basketball mutambo, pamwe ano pamanyorerwo pitting US vatambi pamusoro avo kubva pasi rose; Unyanzvi Dambudziko, apo vatambi kukwikwidzana kupedza chipingamupinyi kosi zvinosanganisira kupfura, achipfuura, uye dribbling ari uchitsanya nguva; The Three Point Contest, apo vatambi vanokwikwidzana kuti zvibodzwa mukuru nhamba nhatu-pfungwa munda zvinangwa mune imwe nguva; uye NBA Slam Dunk Contest, apo vatambi vanokwikwidzana kuti dunk bhora iri kunakidza nzira maererano vatongi. Zvimwe zvinokwezva izvi zvine mazita akasiyana-siyana ayo anosanganisira mazita evatsigiri vakasiyana-siyana vakabhadhara kodzero dzokupa mazita.  Nokukurumidza pashure pokuputsa kweAll-Star ndiyo nguva yokupedzisira yokutengeserana, iyo yakagadzirirwa kuwira musi weChishanu 16 wemwaka (kazhinji munaFebruary) pa3 pm Eastern Time. Mushure mezuva iri, zvikwata hazvibvumirwi kuchinjana vatambi kune mumwe nemumwe kwemwaka wese, kunyangwe ivo vachiri kugona kusaina uye kusunungura vatambi. Kutengeserana kukuru kunowanzopedzwa zuva rokupedzisira rokutengesa risati rasvika, zvichiita kuti zuva iroro rive nguva yokuita basa rakaoma nokuda kwavatungamiriri vakuru.  Panenge pakati paApril, mwaka wenguva dzose unoguma. Munguva iyi ndipo panotanga kuvhotera mibairo yemunhu mumwe nemumwe, pamwe nekusarudzwa kwezvikwata zvekuremekedza, zveligi rese, zvema postseason. Mubairo weChitanhatu weGore unopihwa mutambi akanakisa anobva pabhenji (anofanirwa kunge aine mitambo yakawanda achibva pabhenji kupfuura mitambo chaiyo yakatanga). Mubairo weRookie of the Year unopihwa mutambi anokosha kwazvo wegore rokutanga. Mubairo weMost Improved Player unopihwa mutambi anofungidzirwa kuti akaratidza kuvandudzika kwakanyanya kubva mwaka wapfuura. Mubairo weDefensive Player wegore unopihwa kumudziviriri akanakisa mumutambo. Mubairo woMurairidzi wegore unopiwa kumurairidzi uyo akaita musiyano wakanakisisa kuchikwata. Mubairo weMost Valuable Player unopihwa mutambi anoonekwa seanonyanya kukosha kune (chikwata chake) mwaka iwoyo. Mukuwedzera, Sporting News inopa mubairo usingazivikanwi (asi unozivikanwa zvikuru) Executive of the Year Award kumukuru mukuru uyo anotongwa kuti akaita basa rakanakisisa kuti abatsire franchise yake.  The postseason zvikwata vari All-NBA Team, All-Defensive Team, uye All-Rookie Team; mumwe nomumwe inoumbwa vatambi vashanu. Kune zvikwata zvitatu zveAll-NBA, zvinoumbwa nevatambi vepamusoro pachinzvimbo chimwe nechimwe, chinzvimbo chechikwata chekutanga chiri chinodiwa kwazvo. Kune zvikwata zviviri zveAll-Defensive, zvinoumbwa nevatsigiri vepamusoro panzvimbo imwe neimwe. Kunewo zvikwata zviviri zveAll-Rookie, zvinoumbwa nevatambi vepamusoro-soro vegore rekutanga zvisinei nenzvimbo.
Mwaka weNBA unotanga nekamba yekudzidzira munaGunyana, iyo inoteverwa nemwaka wekutanga apo zvikwata zvinotamba mitambo yakati wandei yekuratidzira. Muvhiki yokupedzisira yaOctober, mwaka wenguva dzose unovamba. Zvikwata zvega zvega zvinotamba mitambo inosvika makumi masere nemaviri mukati memwedzi inenge mitanhatu mwaka wenguva dzose unotora. Muna February pane kuzorora kweAll-Star uko vatambi, vanovhotwa nevateveri nevadzidzisi, vanokwikwidza. Kuzorora kweAll-Star kunoteverwa nenguva yakatarwa yokutengeserana, pashure pacho kutengeserana pakati pemapoka hakubviri. Mwaka wenguva dzose unoguma panenge pakati paApril.