Posted by on December 21, 2019 12:45 pm
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  • NBA plan calls for play-in tournament for No 7 and No 8 seeds
  • In-season tournament would feature $1m-per-player prize
  • League would make the changes ahead of the 2021-22 season

The NBA has sent a proposal to teams calling for a 78-game regular season, along with an in-season tournament for all teams and a reseeding of the playoffs when the field is cut to the final four clubs.

A copy of the proposal was obtained by the Associated Press on Friday. The plan laid out for teams calls for a play-in tournament to decide the seventh and eighth seeds in both conferences – the top 10 finishers in both the East and West would therefore have a chance at the playoffs – as well as a $1m-per-player prize for the in-season tournament.

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