| East - Atlantic |
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| Boston Celtics |
| Brooklyn Nets |
| New York Knicks |
| Philadelphia Sixers |
| Toronto Raptors |
| East - Central |
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| Chicago Bulls |
| Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Detroit Pistons |
| Indiana Pacers |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
| East - Southeast |
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| Atlanta Hawks |
| Charlotte Hornets |
| Miami Heat |
| Orlando Magic |
| Washington Wizards |
| West - Northwest |
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| Denver Nuggets |
| Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Portland Trailblazers |
| Utah Jazz |
| West - Pacific |
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| Golden State Warriors |
| Los Angeles Clippers |
| Los Angeles Lakers |
| Phoenix Suns |
| Sacramento Kings |
| West - Southwest |
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| Dallas Mavericks |
| Houston Rockets |
| Memphis Grizzlies |
| New Orleans Pelicans |
| San Antonio Spurs |
I've been an NBA fan for like ten years. Can someone explain to me wtf the NBA cup is and why it matters? I've watched games with the stupid cup floors, and they mention it occasionally during the commentary, but no one seems to give a shit about it. Strong "the NBA makes us talk about this" energy.
Is this just because the emirates have tons of oil money or wtf?
Make the middle of the season games have better player performance because of the stakes for the individual players/teams. Add slightly more excitement.
It definitely worked last season. The courts suck but the game quality was HIGHLY improved last season compared to years prior for this period.
They get a trophy and it has no effect on the season playoffs, or finals. It doesn't really seem to add much excitement, but the nba has been pretty exciting this year, so maybe the excitement about winning a meaningless trophy is being lost in the noise.
Jokic out again so Grizzlies going to stomp