The tournament has no impact on the playoffs. But the NBA hopes by creating an In-Season Tournament, that they will increase TV viewership while getting more people to take an interest in basketball when other sports such as the NFL and college football begin their playoff push. Related:NBA ...
"All 67 games across both stages of the In-Season Tournament will count toward the regular-season standings except the Championship," the NBA official website. "Each team will continue to play 82 regular-season games in the 2024-25 season, including those games that are part of Group Play ...
There will be a Most Valuable Player award for the in-season tournament, as well as an all-tournament team.Will this have any impact on the playoffs? Not beyond the games being regular-season games that count in the standings. While there was some debate among league insiders about guarantee...
How does the NBA in-season tournament work? Franchises have been randomly drawn into six groups of five within their conference based on their won-loss record for the 2022-23 regular season. From 3 November to 28 November, each team will play the four teams in their group across seven set...
The NBA officially unveiled its newly formed in-season tournament and the NBA Cup that teams will claim for winning it at summer league on Saturday afternoon.
The NBA Cup is a multi-stage regular-season tournament that features a group stage and knockout rounds. There are three groups in each conference, with each team playing four group-stage games. Those games count toward the NBA’s regular season standings and the NBA Cup standings. ...
First, let's start with the easy answer. Every game counts in the regular-season standings — except the championship game. (More on that later.) Teams were assigned to a five-team group. They'll play one game against each other; the six group winners will make the quarterfinals, as ...
East Group C — Boston, Brooklyn, Toronto, Chicago and Orlando. Tournament games, except for the championship game, will all count in the standings — much in the same way that the WNBA runs its Commissioner’s Cup event, which designates certain regular season games that count toward the Co...
The Utah Jazz will face the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, and Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA In-Season Tournament.
Results of the In-Season Tournament will count toward teams' regular-season standings. Are there prizes for the In-Season Tournament? The In-Season Tournament championship team will earn a trophy called the NBA Cup, and $500,000 per player on the team. The runners up will each receive $200...