NBA commissioner Adam Silver intends to propose a 22-team plan to resume the 2019-20 season at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the NBA’s Board of Governors has a call Thursday and will approve Silver’s plan.
The NBA will invite 22 teams to Orlando. ESPN reported that it will include 13 Western Conference franchises, 9 Eastern Conference franchises. The play-in format requires a double-elimination format for the 8th seed, a single-elimination for the 9th seed, per NBC.
Each of the 22 teams will play eight regular season games in Orlando for seeding purposes for the playoffs, sources tell ESPN.
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