SAN FRANCISCO — Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is familiar to the regular-season slog, whether it be the grind of an NBA Finals run or the challenge of the current losing season. The NBA is mulling sweeping changes to the regular-season schedule that could spruce things up, and Kerr is keeping an open mind.
Proposed changes include a 30-team, in-season tournament, a play-in for the seventh and eighth playoff spots in each conference and reseeding the final four teams in the playoffs based on regular-season records. The changes, which could be implemented for the 2021-22 season, could reduce the schedule from 82 games.