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NBA set to open new centralized replay center for start of 2014-15 season

Derick E. Hingle-US PRESSWIRE / reuters

The NBA announced Thursday that it will open its comprehensive new replay center - a project two years in the making - for the first game of the 2014-15 NBA regular season.

To this point, the NBA's replay system has operated using on-site reviews. The centralized replay center in Secaucus, N.J. will offer remote assistance to every NBA arena, which mirrors the systems currently used by the other three major North American pro sports leagues, and should help speed up the review process.

Here's how the league described the new system in a release on its official website:

Outfitted with 20 replay stations and 94 television monitors, the NBA Replay Center will be directly connected to all 29 NBA arenas, streamlining the process of instant replay video review. A groundbreaking, high-speed arena network will accelerate the replay process while also enhancing the accuracy with which calls are made. When a play is eligible for review, feeds from multiple camera angles will be available instantaneously to the NBA Replay Center at the same time and the best views will be sent to the on-court referees to help them make the call. If necessary, the NBA Replay Center can provide additional camera angles from the television and in-arena networks at a moment's notice to further assist the referees.

And here, for curiosities' sake, is a video tour of the new facility:

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