2023-24 NBA season to start Oct. 24, in-season tournament could reduce schedule to 80 games, per report
The NBA has informed teams the 2023-24 regular season will begin on Oct. 24, 2023 and conclude on April 14, 2024, per Shams Charania. In addition to that news, The Athletic also reports that if the proposed in-season tournament gets approved, the NBA schedule would be set at 80 games, with additional games involving the teams that advance in the tournament. The topic of an in-season tournament has been in discussion for years now, with the latest reports suggesting that it could be installed as soon as next season. While the format and execution of the in-season tournament is still a little fuzzy, the general outline would be as follows: Teams would play "Cup games" through the month of November, all of which would count as regular-season games. The top eight teams would then advance to a single-elimination final where only the final two teams would play an additional game beyond the 82-game schedule. A...