I thought this was a given when they announced it tbh. Having those games be televised the NBA would be able to capitalise on those people that don’t really follow the NBA.
Being able to watch a whole tournament (albeit smaller) without needing League Pass would be amazing. It’s also a way to make people care about it, since apparently most don’t.
How many national channels and timeslots do you think exist that they’d be able to air all 30 teams on national television? This doesn’t even make sense…
After group stages, then yeah that makes sense. But the entire tournament? That doesn’t make any logistical sense…