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The NBA over the last two weeks has informally surveyed team higher-ups about the idea of cutting the preseason schedule by as much as half, according to several sources around the league.
The goal is to start the regular season earlier and stretch the full 82-game schedule over about 10 additional days, sources say. That would allow the league to slice off a couple of back-to-backs from each team’s schedule, and in the process limit some of the rest imbalance that is inevitable in juggling hundreds of games across 29 arenas.
The league is searching for small ways to get players more rest, and to reduce general wear and tear, without cutting games from the regular-season schedule. Going down from 82 games would work as a magic bullet for a lot of the league’s structural issues, but it’s a nonstarter today given the potential reduction in revenue — money players and owners share almost 50/50.
Source: Grantland
The goal is to start the regular season earlier and stretch the full 82-game schedule over about 10 additional days, sources say. That would allow the league to slice off a couple of back-to-backs from each team’s schedule, and in the process limit some of the rest imbalance that is inevitable in juggling hundreds of games across 29 arenas.
The league is searching for small ways to get players more rest, and to reduce general wear and tear, without cutting games from the regular-season schedule. Going down from 82 games would work as a magic bullet for a lot of the league’s structural issues, but it’s a nonstarter today given the potential reduction in revenue — money players and owners share almost 50/50.
Source: Grantland