I’ve previously given my two cents on the in-season tournament but again I will say, it’s a dumb idea that’s clearly an uneducated cash grab.
Silver referenced the concept before as like a soccer knockout cup tournament, but the NBA attempting to copy the FA Cup makes no sense because:
- Soccer league season is based on team with the most points wins, no playoffs.
- No playoffs or ‘Finals’ means the cup competition is special or unique.
- Soccer cup competitions feature lower tier teams all the way down to the amateur level, thus the romance of the cup competition.
The NBA has none of these necessities to make a cup competition relevant.
The only idea which could be exciting, is incorporating the 3 V 3 game into the NBA as the in-season tournament.