Bradley Beal joined Davis Bertans on the NBA’s opt-out list, the Nets are officially sending a skeleton crew to Orlando and the league officially has its first basketball-related fire to put out.
Why won’t there be re-seeding?
Travel—the first argument made against ordering the postseason 1-16—is no longer an issue.
Surely the Blazers, Pelicans or Kings are more worthy playoff teams than the zombie Nets or Wizards? Combine the two rosters and they still get blitzed by Milwaukee in the opening round.
And wait—why isn’t the league just bringing the 16 playoff teams again?