If the NBA won’t shorten its regular season, there needs to be an incentive for teams to play their best guys every game.
Over the past few seasons, the NBA has had a “major” problem with teams resting their players for no reason other than the players simply being tired. For example, in a December matchup vs. the Memphis Grizzlies, Tyronn Lue and the Cleveland Cavaliers decided to rest LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love. The players didn’t even have to take the team flight to Memphis. More recently in March against the San Antonio Spurs, Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors rested Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Andre Iguodola.