The NBA is in talks with the National Basketball Players Association and broadcast partners about making dramatic changes to the league calendar, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe.
The alterations would include shortening the regular season to a minimum of 78 games, reseeding the four conference finalists, and adding a 30-team in-season tournament and a postseason play-in. The hope is for the NBA to bring a vote to the Board of Governors meeting in April that would introduce at least some of these changes in the 2021-22 season, sources told ESPN.
Teams would be reseeded in the semifinal round of the playoffs based on their regular-season record, which could create an NBA championship series with the best two teams.