NBA pitches 78-game schedule, playoff reseeding and in-season tournament
- 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.