Pro Basketball Talk on NBC Sports podcast

The NBA is back! Breaking down the restart format.

Episode Summary

The NBA is back, or will be in July, and we break down the return-to-play format and how safe this is for the players.

Episode Notes

The NBA is back! Or will be in July, at least, when 22 teams report to Orlando to play in a format that will see eight "seeding" games followed by potential play-in games for the eighth seed. After that it's a regular playoffs — no 1-16 seed but still East and West — with seven-game series each round. Kurt Helin, Dan Feldman, and Keith Smith break down the format and whether this is a format that provides enough safety to the players and staffs in Orlando.