* Starts Nov 3rd * Group play determined by random draw of the previous regular season results * Group games happen every Tuesdays & Fridays during November * 2 of the group games at Home. 2 of the group games on the Road. * Best group play record moves on. 4th spot given to the best record of the rest * Single elimination * Semi-finals & Finals in Las Vegas (The final 2 teams will play 1 more game than the rest of the NBA teams) * Championship on Dec 9th
RapsFanMike
I’m personally excited for it. I believe it’s a 500k reward per player? Even the stars gonna be trying hard for that to get their bench players a nice payday. Also fans of teams that are gonna be ass next season got something to look forward to since who knows maybe your team gets hot a couple games and next thing you know they in the final
rabid89
Lmao @ “Winner take all final”
Spladook
This was actually incredibly insightful. Thanks RJ.
MediocreTake
Imagine you’re the Heat. You beat the 76ers in Philly to qualify out of the group stages. You’re back home for your next round. Then you’re in Vegas for the semi-finals. Then you lose and your next regular season game is in New York one day later.
STICK_OF_DOOM
Anyone else think November is too early ? Like that’s barely a month into the season. Not that it really matters I guess. Seems like a fun idea I like that it’s single elimination.
smileyfrown
So like some obscure tiebreaker rule will pick out a wildcard team from very likely 2 teams with the same record?
I can see that being a problem already
DanM142
Did Blast Premier design this video?
fuunii
Huh. Didn’t realize it’d be in Vegas, taking home game revenues away from teams. Do they get compensated in some way cause wasn’t that the main reason for them not shortening the regular season?
TIandCAS
Gonna be weird to put this on players retirement résumé’s like does this tournament even half stack up to something like winning a championship?
NeverMeantIntro
Who y’all think is going to make themselves the PBev of the tourney?
I got Dillon Brooks or Julius Randle tbh
LoveMavs1031
I’m interested to see whether the winner of this cup correlates with the winner of the championship
orneryoblongovoid
I think it’d be really cool if an NBA treble (best record, NBA cup win, NBA championship win all to the same team) became something people actually cared about.
clayfu
I’m actually kinda hype for this.
Curryboy1229
as a soccer fan, this is pretty exciting.. can’t wait to see how it pans out
moodie31
How does the NBA cup rank to the Piston or Mushroom Cups?
runevault
Did I miss any mention of what the team gets beyond the NBA Cup (which who gives a shit about that?)
WeekendBoy2022
I don’t like it
slipperyeel
I like it, it’s a kinda FA cup adjusted for nba.
Will work better once there is 32 teams, wildcards suck a bit.
Andy_Wiggins
That’s a lot of open buttons, RJ.
jbhoops25
Lebrons going to be the only one trying to win this.
spellbreakerstudios
I don’t like the prize here. Cash for the players, maybe they care enough to play some good games but I wish there was something more for the fans.
Maybe an extra lottery pick for the winner? Winner hosts the all star game the next year? The championship goes down in history. The play-in gives you that chance to get there.
This feels a lot like the all star game to me in the sense that winning it doesn’t mean anything.
MarvZindler
Wonder if there will be an international side of the bracket at some point. Allow euro teams in the fold.
Deltoins
Hope I’m wrong but I’m in the “this sucks” camp for now. This is the most basic, corporatized possible version of European / south american style tournament.
IMO either go big and do something truly different or don’t do it. Just not sure why I should believe these 5-7 regular season games are supposed to matter more than the other 75ish and if the answer is $500K then meh.
Still 100% chance I will watch it though so maybe that’s all that matters lol.
Mister_Snrub15
I like to compare this to a football league’s knockout cup. Something that’s pretty important, but not the end all be all prize. This is a great concept and I hope the NBA commits to this
tesum123
Not mad at it but
Think the better idea would’ve been NCAA march madness type one game winner takes all. No seeds. And no conferences anyone can face anyone. That would’ve been better
Boomie1982
Id rather win this Cup than getting eliminated in the 1st or 2nd round in the playoffs. I think its a great chance for smaller teams to win “something”. i like it
Standard_Hearing_146
What are your thoughts on doing groups by division instead of a draw? Seems like divisions are barely meaningful anymore and I feel like this would be a great way to bring them back and maybe get some rivalries going again.
MrAdelphi03
I don’t understand.
Can we get Kendrick Perkins to explain. I really need this dumbed down
Timbushpk
I like it, but why bother with the group stage. Give the 2 teams that made it to finals a 1st round bye and run a 32 team bracket.
KJTB
People are soooo resistant to change. The nba season is too long, making it feel kind of boring and meaningless. While I can’t say whether this in season tournament is going to be successful, I will say that I’m looking forward to SOMETHING to spice up the regular season. The play-in has been a big success in my eyes so I’m hopeful that this is just as good.
Enzo2SantosGoal
I understand it from the league and viewer perspective.
However from a player and team this is much harder to grasp. There’s extra travel and harder games that count towards regular season totals for teams that do well. So it’s beneficial to just punt during group play if you’re focused on seeding and the championship. Cause you’ll get less travel and easier games on the back end.
If I were in charge I would’ve moved this to January and made it every team but the top 4-6 in each conference. Then maybe incentivize it by giving some negligible amount of extra ping pong balls in the draft for winning. Maybe an extra 1-2% worth.
44035
So on December 9, one of the league’s better teams like Denver or Milwaukee or Boston wins the in-season tournament and we all shrug our shoulders because there’s still five months to go.
Phantomat0
I just love that it’s single elimination, it’s anyones game
adognamedpenguin
So this means nothing. Got it.
babyxdeja
The 2 teams in the finals should be guaranteed a playin spot for playoffs.
LookyPeter
I kinda wish it wasnt west vs east and just mix them all up
NJ_Citizen
The championship game victory should count as an extra win for the team, and count in the standings. So the winner can finish 43-40 and finish higher than a team that finished 42-40
thenoob118
I fucking love it
Thepickleweed
Man I don’t get it. So they play for a month, stop and do this gimmicky bullshit, and then go straight back into the rest of the season?
Feels like a handout to fanduel or some shit just to influence more betting for the regular season.
spotty15
The NBA in-season tournament: “what if divisions mattered?”
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TLDW:
* Starts Nov 3rd
* Group play determined by random draw of the previous regular season results
* Group games happen every Tuesdays & Fridays during November
* 2 of the group games at Home. 2 of the group games on the Road.
* Best group play record moves on. 4th spot given to the best record of the rest
* Single elimination
* Semi-finals & Finals in Las Vegas (The final 2 teams will play 1 more game than the rest of the NBA teams)
* Championship on Dec 9th
I’m personally excited for it. I believe it’s a 500k reward per player? Even the stars gonna be trying hard for that to get their bench players a nice payday. Also fans of teams that are gonna be ass next season got something to look forward to since who knows maybe your team gets hot a couple games and next thing you know they in the final
Lmao @ “Winner take all final”
This was actually incredibly insightful. Thanks RJ.
Imagine you’re the Heat. You beat the 76ers in Philly to qualify out of the group stages. You’re back home for your next round. Then you’re in Vegas for the semi-finals. Then you lose and your next regular season game is in New York one day later.
Anyone else think November is too early ? Like that’s barely a month into the season. Not that it really matters I guess. Seems like a fun idea I like that it’s single elimination.
So like some obscure tiebreaker rule will pick out a wildcard team from very likely 2 teams with the same record?
I can see that being a problem already
Did Blast Premier design this video?
Huh. Didn’t realize it’d be in Vegas, taking home game revenues away from teams. Do they get compensated in some way cause wasn’t that the main reason for them not shortening the regular season?
Gonna be weird to put this on players retirement résumé’s like does this tournament even half stack up to something like winning a championship?
Who y’all think is going to make themselves the PBev of the tourney?
I got Dillon Brooks or Julius Randle tbh
I’m interested to see whether the winner of this cup correlates with the winner of the championship
I think it’d be really cool if an NBA treble (best record, NBA cup win, NBA championship win all to the same team) became something people actually cared about.
I’m actually kinda hype for this.
as a soccer fan, this is pretty exciting.. can’t wait to see how it pans out
How does the NBA cup rank to the Piston or Mushroom Cups?
Did I miss any mention of what the team gets beyond the NBA Cup (which who gives a shit about that?)
I don’t like it
I like it, it’s a kinda FA cup adjusted for nba.
Will work better once there is 32 teams, wildcards suck a bit.
That’s a lot of open buttons, RJ.
Lebrons going to be the only one trying to win this.
I don’t like the prize here.
Cash for the players, maybe they care enough to play some good games but I wish there was something more for the fans.
Maybe an extra lottery pick for the winner?
Winner hosts the all star game the next year?
The championship goes down in history. The play-in gives you that chance to get there.
This feels a lot like the all star game to me in the sense that winning it doesn’t mean anything.
Wonder if there will be an international side of the bracket at some point. Allow euro teams in the fold.
Hope I’m wrong but I’m in the “this sucks” camp for now. This is the most basic, corporatized possible version of European / south american style tournament.
IMO either go big and do something truly different or don’t do it. Just not sure why I should believe these 5-7 regular season games are supposed to matter more than the other 75ish and if the answer is $500K then meh.
Still 100% chance I will watch it though so maybe that’s all that matters lol.
I like to compare this to a football league’s knockout cup. Something that’s pretty important, but not the end all be all prize. This is a great concept and I hope the NBA commits to this
Not mad at it but
Think the better idea would’ve been NCAA march madness type one game winner takes all. No seeds. And no conferences anyone can face anyone. That would’ve been better
Id rather win this Cup than getting eliminated in the 1st or 2nd round in the playoffs. I think its a great chance for smaller teams to win “something”.
i like it
What are your thoughts on doing groups by division instead of a draw? Seems like divisions are barely meaningful anymore and I feel like this would be a great way to bring them back and maybe get some rivalries going again.
I don’t understand.
Can we get Kendrick Perkins to explain. I really need this dumbed down
I like it, but why bother with the group stage. Give the 2 teams that made it to finals a 1st round bye and run a 32 team bracket.
People are soooo resistant to change. The nba season is too long, making it feel kind of boring and meaningless. While I can’t say whether this in season tournament is going to be successful, I will say that I’m looking forward to SOMETHING to spice up the regular season. The play-in has been a big success in my eyes so I’m hopeful that this is just as good.
I understand it from the league and viewer perspective.
However from a player and team this is much harder to grasp. There’s extra travel and harder games that count towards regular season totals for teams that do well. So it’s beneficial to just punt during group play if you’re focused on seeding and the championship. Cause you’ll get less travel and easier games on the back end.
If I were in charge I would’ve moved this to January and made it every team but the top 4-6 in each conference. Then maybe incentivize it by giving some negligible amount of extra ping pong balls in the draft for winning. Maybe an extra 1-2% worth.
So on December 9, one of the league’s better teams like Denver or Milwaukee or Boston wins the in-season tournament and we all shrug our shoulders because there’s still five months to go.
I just love that it’s single elimination, it’s anyones game
So this means nothing. Got it.
The 2 teams in the finals should be guaranteed a playin spot for playoffs.
I kinda wish it wasnt west vs east and just mix them all up
The championship game victory should count as an extra win for the team, and count in the standings. So the winner can finish 43-40 and finish higher than a team that finished 42-40
I fucking love it
Man I don’t get it. So they play for a month, stop and do this gimmicky bullshit, and then go straight back into the rest of the season?
Feels like a handout to fanduel or some shit just to influence more betting for the regular season.
The NBA in-season tournament: “what if divisions mattered?”