Like most new things, the NBA’s in-season tournament is going to take some getting used to.
Like new shoes or underwear.
Eventually, they start to feel right.
“A couple years ago, with the play-in tournament, there was a lot of skepticism,,” Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said. “But it’s one of the best things the NBA has done in recent times.”
The in-season tourney opens Friday and the Mavericks will begin this four-game qualifying run spread over 26 days in Denver.
That would be against the defending NBA champion Nuggets. Not exactly a welcome-to-the-party gift.