{"id":338882,"date":"2023-07-09T17:41:55","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T15:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=338882"},"modified":"2023-07-09T17:41:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T15:41:55","slug":"nba-in-season-tournament-to-debut-in-2023-24-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/nba-in-season-tournament-to-debut-in-2023-24-season\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA In-Season Tournament to debut in 2023-24 season"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAS VEGAS<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The National Basketball Association (NBA) today unveiled details of the NBA In-Season Tournament, a new annual competition for all 30 teams that will debut in the 2023-24 regular season.<\/p>\n

The inaugural In-Season Tournament will tip off on Friday, Nov. 3 in NBA team markets and culminate with the playing of the Semifinals (Thursday, Dec. 7) and Championship (Saturday, Dec. 9) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to introduce the NBA In-Season Tournament as an opportunity to further enhance and innovate around our season structure,\u201d said Joe Dumars, NBA Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.\u00a0 \u201cWith the addition of this new marquee event on the NBA calendar, we are focused on providing players and teams with another competition to win, engaging fans in a different way and driving further interest in the early portion of the regular-season schedule.\u201d<\/p>\n

The In-Season Tournament will consist of two stages:\u00a0 Group Play and the Knockout Rounds.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Group Play:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0As revealed today on ESPN and outlined below, all 30 teams have been randomly drawn into groups of five within their conference based on win-loss records from the 2022-23 regular season.\u00a0 Each team will play four designated Group Play games \u2013 one game against each opponent in its group, with two games at home and two on the road \u2013 on \u201cTournament Nights,\u201d which will take place every Tuesday and Friday from Nov. 3-28 (with the exception of Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 7, when no games will be played).\u00a0 The only NBA games played on Tournament Nights will be Group Play games.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Knockout Rounds:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Eight teams will advance to the Knockout Rounds:\u00a0 the team with the best standing in Group Play games in each of the six groups and two \u201cwild cards\u201d (the team from each conference with the best record in Group Play games that finished second in its group).\u00a0 The Knockout Rounds will consist of single-elimination games in the Quarterfinals (played in NBA team markets on Monday, Dec. 4 and Tuesday, Dec. 5) and Semifinals and Championship (played in Las Vegas on Dec. 7 and Dec. 9, respectively).\u00a0 The Knockout teams will compete for a prize pool and the new In-Season Tournament trophy, the NBA Cup.<\/p>\n

The 67 games across both stages of the In-Season Tournament will count toward the regular-season standings except the Championship.\u00a0 Each team will continue to play 82 regular-season games in the 2023-24 season, including those games that are part of Group Play and the Knockout Rounds.<\/p>\n

Fourteen Group Play games (two games on each Tournament Night) and all seven Knockout Round games will be televised nationally.\u00a0 The game and broadcast schedule for the In-Season Tournament Group Play stage will be announced in August.\u00a0 An overview of the Group Play schedule\u00a0is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More details about the In-Season Tournament are below.<\/p>\n

Group Play Draw<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

To determine each team\u2019s opponents in the Group Play games, the 15 teams in each conference were divided into three groups of five teams via a random drawing.\u00a0 The groups are below:<\/p>\n

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Before the drawing, each team was placed into a \u201cpot\u201d based on its record from the prior regular season (2022-23).\u00a0 In each conference, one team from each pot was randomly selected into each of the three groups in that conference.\u00a0 The pots were as follows:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pot 1:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0The teams with the three best prior-season records in a conference.
\n\u2022\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Pot 2:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0The teams with the fourth- through sixth-best prior-season records.
\n\u2022\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Pot 3:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0The teams with the seventh- through ninth-best prior-season records.
\n\u2022\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Pot 4:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0The teams with the 10th<\/sup>\u2013 through 12th<\/sup>-best prior-season records.
\n\u2022\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Pot 5:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0The teams with the 13th<\/sup>\u2013 through 15th<\/sup>-best prior-season records.<\/p>\n

Knockout Rounds<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

In each conference, Quarterfinal games will be hosted by the two teams with the best record in Group Play games, and the team with the best record in Group Play games will host the wild card team.<\/p>\n

During the Knockout Rounds on days when In-Season Tournament games are not scheduled (Wednesday, Dec. 6 and Friday, Dec. 8), the 22 teams that do not qualify for the Knockout Rounds will each play two regular-season games.\u00a0 The four teams that lose in the Quarterfinals will each play a regular-season game on Dec. 8.<\/p>\n

Prize Pool<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

For the 2023-24 season, the In-Season Tournament prize pool will be allocated to the players on the teams that participate in the Knockout Rounds as follows:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Players on winning team of Championship: $500,000 each
\n\u2022\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Players on losing team of Championship: $200,000 each
\n\u2022\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Players on losing team of Semifinals: $100,000 each
\n\u2022\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Players on losing team of Quarterfinals: $50,000 each<\/p>\n

League Honors<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

At the conclusion of the In-Season Tournament, the NBA will name the Most Valuable Player of the In-Season Tournament and the All-Tournament Team.\u00a0 Selection will be based on the players\u2019 performance in both Group Play and the Knockout Rounds.<\/p>\n

Additional Information<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tickets and NBA Experiences for the Semifinals and Championship will be available at\u00a0NBAEvents.com<\/a>, with premium experiences on sale now and individual game tickets available on Monday, July 10.<\/p>\n

For more information about the NBA In-Season Tournament, visit\u00a0NBA.com\/inseasontournament<\/a>\u00a0or the NBA App.<\/p>\n

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The NBA today unveiled details of the In-Season Tournament, a new annual competition for all 30 teams that will debut in the 2023-24 regular season. The tournament will tip off Nov. 3, and the Championship will be played Dec. 9 in Las Vegas. <\/p>\n

More info: https:\/\/t.co\/vOxKWybGjf<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/KRUtdaTilT<\/a><\/p>\n

— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) July 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n