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ESPN Sources: The NBA is eager to restart the conversation with its teams and @TheNBPA about instituting a midseason tournament into the league’s calendar:
ESPN Sources: The NBA is eager to restart the conversation with its teams and @TheNBPA about instituting a midseason tournament into the league’s calendar:
Commissioner Adam Silver, a proponent of the idea, has gained optimism that the success of the play-in tournament could drive momentum to reengage teams on another tournament idea that had been discussed before the pandemic, but never reached a vote of the board of governors, sources said.
The NBA has pushed to incorporate more competitive elements to the league's calendar in recent years, including the play-in tourney, in-game coach's challenges and All-Star Game changes like the player draft and scoring targets.