Certain calls to be determined by refs in replay center for 2015-16

The NBA debuted its centralized replay center - located in Secaucus, N.J. - for the 2014-15 season, offering remote assistance on under-review calls to every NBA arena, where previously the league had used only on-site reviews.

In 2015-16, the replay center will be expanding its role in the review process even further.

The NBA announced Wednesday that for the upcoming season, in addition to the three referees working each game on-court, current NBA referees will be staffed in the replay center. Those refs will not only facilitate in-arena reviews, but also make official rulings on particular plays in replay situations. All replay reviews will continue to be triggered by the on-court referees on the court.

Here's the breakdown of which plays will be reviewed by which referees:

Replay Review Outcomes to be Determined by Referees in the Replay Center

1. 2-Point/3-Point Field Goal (made shot or foul)

2. Made Basket - End of Period

3. Out-of-Bounds

4. Shot Clock Violation (on Made Field Goal)

5. Goaltending/Basket-Interference

6. Clock Malfunction Situation (non-foul or non-violation involved)

7. 24-Second Shot Clock Reset

8. Number of Players on the Court

Replay Review Outcomes to be Determined by On-Court Referees

1. Flagrant Foul

2. Clear-Path-to-the-Basket Foul

3. Off-Ball Foul

4. Player Altercation

5. Foul - End of Period

6. Shot Clock Violation (involving foul call)

7. Correct Free Throw Shooter

8. Clock Malfunction Situation (foul or violation involved)

9. Restricted Area

According to Kiki VanDeWeghe, the NBA's executive vice president of basketball operations, the changes in protocol were made with an eye on speeding up the review process.

"Many instances in our 15 instant-replay triggers are very straightforward and do not need the involvement of the on-court game officials to accurately determine the result," VanDeWeghe said in a statement. "Flow of game is crucial to basketball so a quicker result will help our players and coaches return to action faster."