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This format would replace the traditional first round and determine the final eight remaining teams.<\/p>\n<p>The 16 current playoff teams would qualify for the group stage, along with the four teams with the next-best records: Portland Trial Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings and San Antonio Spurs. The remaining 10 teams would be done for the season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"CA92gZ\">The 20 teams would be allocated into five tiers in descending order by record.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"O58QuZ\">Tier 1:\u00a0Bucks, Lakers, Raptors, Clippers<\/li>\n<li id=\"qUmLJm\">Tier 2:\u00a0Celtics, Nuggets, Jazz, Heat<\/li>\n<li id=\"oHgoYg\">Tier 3:\u00a0Thunder, Rockets, Pacers, Sixers<\/li>\n<li id=\"mGFeEV\">Tier 4:\u00a0Mavericks, Grizzlies, Nets, Magic<\/li>\n<li id=\"UNV4sb\">Tier 5:\u00a0Blazers, Pelicans, Kings, Spurs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Groups would then be randomly drawn with one team from each tier. 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