Rachel Nichols explains why 1-16 would never be a playoff format and why we're stuck with a 2 conference system with teams below 500 getting in

Bill Simmons Pod In a playoff series you only have to go 4-3 and you advance barely above 500

In a debate about NFL vs NBA things gets heated on Jeff Teagues 520 podcast

Steve Kerr We need to play fewer games We need to take 10 games off the schedule The modern game with the pace and the space I think it would be a more competitive and healthier league if we played fewer games

Inside the NBA Chuck clowns on the Kings for losing 15 games in a row That's impossible You can't play 15 good teams in a row

Kevin O'Connor Potential changes to the NBA Draft that have generated interest at the ownership level include limiting protections after the top 4 amp freezing the lottery standings on an early date mid-year Nothing is set in stone but changes to limit tanking is a key discussion point

Bill Simmons Pod Charlotte might go 120 in the Eastern Conference Playoffs They are just rolling through the league This is 2017 Warriors territory