There’s a lot of talk about this approach, Silver said ahead of the start of the finals series between the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics. “But we’re not there yet,” he said. There is always criticism of the large number of main round games – before the playoffs, the teams are already playing 82 games each.
For several years, a concept has been discussed that would consider some games against teams from the same division as group games in a cup competition, at the end of which there would be a final in a neutral hall after the quarter and semi-finals. The winning team will receive $15 million in prize money. “We want to make sure we put in place a system that gives the best players an incentive to be on the field,” Silver said.
Meanwhile, Silver denied rumors that the league was in talks about adding teams from Seattle and Las Vegas after the upcoming season and increasing the number of teams from the current 30 to 32. “That’s not true,” he said.
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