The NBA announced yesterday that its Board of Governors has voted to seed the eight playoff qualifying teams from each conference by record alone starting with the 2016 playoffs.
The 2014-2015 Portland Trail Blazers have, unofficially, become the impetus for a major change to the NBA playoff format.
The NBA announced yesterday that its Board of Governors has voted to seed the eight playoff qualifying teams from each conference by record alone starting with the 2016 playoffs. Previously, division winners were guaranteed a top-four seed, even if another non-division winning team in the conference finished the season with a better record.