The Dream Shake 解读 2026-2027 赛季 NBA 规则重点

Every season the NBA Referees’ Association makes some changes regarding how rules will be enforced in the upcoming season. This is usually in response to the abuse of a rule, or an interpretation of a rule, that has lead to actions, and abuses by the players that are contrary to the intent of the rule as written, interpreted, or enforced by NBA referees. In theory these are usually good changes, if they are consistently enforced. The problem comes when we see a ton of enforcement of the newest points of emphasis for about 3 weeks, and then not nearly as much.

It could be the behavior has been checked by the effort from the referees, as we see in some rule changes, or that they just slip back into old habits. For example, once a rule, and enforcement effort, meant to curtail transition take fouls went into place, transition take fouls all but disappeared. Once the reward of the activity is removed, the activity generally stops, or falls off tremendously. I think we’ve seen both “this fixed the problem” and “the refs stopped calling this a foul after three or four weeks”. How will this season’s changes fare?

Change One: Offensive Player Off Arm Contact

If you’ve been paying attention to certain players recently (cough SGA) you might have seen a weird circumstance where the offensive player engages in a shove worthy of an NFL running back’s stiff arm. This is often not called correctly as an offensive foul. In the case of SGA, it’s often called as a foul on the defender, that is, the player being shoved.

The new enforcement seeks to limit off arm offensive player behavior to “firming up” and “feeling for the defender”. (Don’t look at me, that’s Monty McCutchen’s language.). What I think this means is the offensive player has a right not to have their space for dribbling or shooting completely invaded by a defender. So “firming up” or defending that space, or “feeling for the defender” in order to keep the defender out of the space by “firming up” is allowed. What’s not allowed is a straight up arm bar, shove, stiff arm, and God willing, grab, by the offensive player. A preseason crowd erupted with joy when such was called as an offensive foul against SGA.

Effect On Rockets: Probably improves defense, could cause some issues for Sengun, or Durant on offense, but is not the basis of their attack, unlike some players. Even if all the offensive fouls aren’t called, not calling defensive fouls for a defender getting stiff armed, or shoved, will most likely help the Rockets.

Change Two: Freedom of Movement - Screens

We saw this one called during the games in China.

The point here is to eliminate what looks to be the same as a “hand shiver” or “chuck” in football. No double, or single arm shove or push when setting, leaving, or holding a screen. This is a real specialty of GSW on screens that never actually get set, just a shove in the back from an offensive player who looks to be setting a screen, but never does, he only does the push.

Rockets Effect: I don’t think this screen’n’shove is a particularly notable part of the Rockets screening. They are more often called for movement, or extending a leg or knee, on a screen.

Change Three: Freedom of Movement - Perimeter and Post

Much rejoicing! If you remember Durant being grabbed on offense approximately sixty thousand times last season, you’ll be pleased to know your instincts were correct. It IS against the rules. Who knew? Apparently not every single team that played the Rockets. In the post, apparently, again, who knew, it’s illegal to punch a guy in the kidneys, or grab him while he’s trying to establish position. Once again, Alpie is used as an example of when this should be called.

Rockets Effect: The Rockets, particularly Kevin Durant, got grabbed a lot last season. Maybe they were grabby too, but I’ll take my chances with the grabbing and shoving going away, if it does.

Change Four: FoM - Straight Line Path

So apparently it isn’t actually great defense to jump in front of an offensive player that’s gained an advantage on a drive and bash into him or shove him on the way to the basket. I’m a little unsure of this one, as I added the “gained advantage” language myself. That’s what this appears to be - defender gets beat straight line, moves to when offensive player will end up, and bashes him off his trajectory. Minimal contact, and I’d think shot contests are fine, but shoving the offensive player out of the way isn’t.

Rockets Effect: I don’t know. Maybe good for the likes of Amen. Do the Rockets do this a lot on defense? I can’t honestly recall.

Starts at 3:00 minutes.

Change Five: Flopping

Hey, it’s a video about flopping with Alperen Sengun, and HE’S NOT DOING THE FLOPPING! Great stuff. And THEN they show Curry flopping! This is crazy stuff. We also learn that if a player just fall down, but don’t act like you’ve been shot out of a cannon, or by a cannon, it’s not a technical foul. A head snap, by itself (repeat, by itself) isn’t a flop in and of itself. Sadly there is nothing regarding “fouling with your face, and then acting like you’ve lost an eye if the opponent’s hair touches you” Maybe next season.

Effect on Rockets: Only good. The Rockets are pure, noble and stalwart and have never, ever, flopped. Not even when James Harden played for them. All those other nasty floppers out there will pay, though.

Change Six: Shot Closeouts - Flagrant vs Common Foul

This starts with 1:23 left in the video above. It features Marcus Smart both being fouled, and making sure he gets that call. This seems to be pretty simple stuff, but they make the distinction between a flagrant foul (not allowing landing space, reckless closeout) and a regular defensive foul (allows landing space, no reckless closeout, but makes contact). This could be a welcome change from “all fouls on 3pt shooters are flagrant fouls” which is how the rule has seemingly been enforced lately.

Rockets Effect: I don’t think this actually helps Tari Eason at all.