The idea of starting a tournament in the middle of the season is gradually becoming a reality. In fact, information from the journalist from The AthleticShams Charania, reveals that this could be implemented to coincide with the 2023-24 season.
Matches in this tournament would continue into November, with eight teams advancing to a single-elimination round in December. The remaining 22 teams would continue to play their commitments regular season. At the moment, the criteria to determine which eight teams would advance to this kind of final round have not been shared.
The NBA and NBPA are still working on finalizing the final concept for the in-season tournament, which includes prizes also to be determined for the eight teams that advance to the knockout round. In any case, all these commitments would be included in the 82 meetings that have traditionally made up a regular seasonso the load of matches would not be increased.
Thus, the competition is prepared to include other competitive novelties, driven by the great success that the implementation of the tournament has brought. play-in. In fact, the NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver, shared that the players have been more receptive to the possibility of including this tournament thanks to the good results derived from the play-in.
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