The 2014–15 CBA season was the 20th

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(CBA) season. The Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings and Chongqing Fly Dragons were "promoted" to the CBA, becoming the league's 19th and 20th teams. Two clubs also altered or changed their mascots, with the Foshan Dralions opting to be called the

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in English, while the Shandong Gold Lions became the

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. The regular season began on Saturday, November 1, 2014 with the

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hosting the

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. The 2015 CBA All-Star Game was played on January 18, 2015, at the

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in Beijing. The regular season ended on Sunday, February 1, 2015, and the playoffs began on Friday, February 6, 2015.

Foreign players policy

All teams except the

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can have two foreign players while the bottom four teams from the previous season, as well as the Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings and Chongqing Fly Dragons, have an additional right to sign an extra Asian player. The rule of using players in each game is described in this chart: + Including players from Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei. ++ If teams waive their rights to sign the extra Asian player, they may use foreign players for 7 quarters collectively. +++ Only 1 allowed in the 4th quarter.

Foreign players

Regular season

The regular season began on Saturday, November 1, 2014 with the

hosting the

. The regular season ended on February 1, 2015.

Standings

Playoffs

The 2015 CBA Playoffs began on Friday, February 6, 2015. The season champion is

who succeeded in defending their title.

Bracket

Statistics leaders

Individual statistic leaders

Team statistic leaders

Awards

References

External links

CBA Official Website
on

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