The NBA season effectively begins in Las Vegas, with 30 teams descending on Sin City in early July for Summer League, the NBA’s annual rookie showcase.
This year, it could end in Vegas, too.
The league is exploring the feasibility of holding its entire postseason in Las Vegas, sources briefed on the NBA’s thinking told SI.com. A CNBC report last week theorized that the league could play best of five series’ in the first round and the Finals, with a one-and-done style tournament replacing the two rounds in between. A league source told SI.com that the NBA was nowhere close to formalizing anything, but added “nothing is off the table.