The 82-game NBA season has been in place since 1967-68, but has come under scrutiny recently, with the flames being stoked most notably by commissioner Adam Silver.
Silver is pushing for an in-season tournament to generate more interest and certainly more revenue. The tournament would lead to shortening the season.
But it seems he could be running the risk of devaluing the regular season by pressing for more incentivized games before the playoffs.
“I recognize that could always be a concern that people might take that from what I’ve said, I’m at least trying to send the opposite message,” Silver told Yahoo Sports at the Boys and Girls Club in San Francisco recently.