Frankaragatan

 

I was looking for something like this. But I couldn't find any. So I decided to make it myself.

The mods can sticky this if they wish. I will edit it as we move along with the tourney.

 

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#WEST

 

Group A

 

Schedule	vs. MEM	vs. PHX	vs. LAL	vs. UTA	vs. POR
Memphis Grizzlies		Nov 24 @ Memphis	Nov 14 @ Los Angeles	Nov 10 @ Memphis	Nov 3 @ Portland
Phoenix Suns	Nov 24 @ Memphis		Nov 10 @ Phoenix	Nov 17 @ Salt Lake City	Nov 21 @ Phoenix
Los Angeles Lakers	Nov 14 @ Los Angeles	Nov 10 @ Phoenix		Nov 21 @ Los Angeles	Nov 17 @ Portland
Utah Jazz	Nov 10 @ Memphis	Nov 17 @ Salt Lake City	Nov 21 @ Los Angeles		Nov 14 @ Salt Lake City
Portland Trail Blazers	Nov 3 @ Portland	Nov 21 @ Phoenix	Nov 17 @ Portland	Nov 14 @ Salt Lake City

 

Results	vs. MEM	vs. PHX	vs. LAL	vs. UTA	vs. POR
Memphis Grizzlies		L 89-110	L 107-134	L 121-127	L 113-115
Phoenix Suns	W 110-89		L 119-122	W 131-128	W 120-107
Los Angeles Lakers	W 134-107	W 122-119		W 131-99	W 107-95
Utah Jazz	W 127-121	L 128-131	L 99-131		W 115-99
Portland Trail Blazers	W 115-113	L 107-120	L 95-107	L 99-115

 

Standings		W-L	Points scored	Point differential
Lakers		4-0	494	+74	Leader
Suns		3-1	480	+34	Wildcard
Jazz		2-2	469	-13
Trail Blazers		1-3	416	-39
Grizzlies		0-4	430	-56

 

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Group B

 

Schedule	vs. DEN	vs. LAC	vs. NOP	vs. DAL	vs. HOU
Denver Nuggets		Nov 14 @ Denver	Nov 17 @ New Orleans	Nov 3 @ Denver	Nov 24 @ Houston
LA Clippers	Nov 14 @ Denver		Nov 24 @ Los Angeles	Nov 10 @ Dallas	Nov 17 @ Los Angeles
New Orleans Pelicans	Nov 17 @ New Orleans	Nov 24 @ Los Angeles		Nov 14 @ New Orleans	Nov 10 @ Houston
Dallas Mavericks	Nov 3 @ Denver	Nov 10 @ Dallas	Nov 14 @ New Orleans		Nov 28 @ Dallas
Houston Rockets	Nov 24 @ Houston	Nov 17 @ Los Angeles	Nov 10 @ Houston	Nov 28 @ Dallas

 

Results	vs. DEN	vs. LAC	vs. NOP	vs. DAL	vs. HOU
Denver Nuggets		W 111-108	L 110-115	W 125-114	L 86-105
LA Clippers	L 108-111		L 106-116	L 126-144	W 106-100
New Orleans Pelicans	W 115-110	W 116-106		W 131-110	L 101-104
Dallas Mavericks	L 114-125	W 144-126	L 110-131		W 121-115
Houston Rockets	W 105-86	L 100-106	W 104-101	L 115-121

 

Standings		W-L	Points scored	Point differential
Pelicans		3-1	463	+33	Leader
Rockets		2-2	424	+10	Wildcard
Mavericks		2-2	489	-8
Nuggets		2-2	432	-10
Clippers		1-3	446	-25

 

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Group C

 

Schedule	vs. SAC	vs. GSW	vs. MIN	vs. OKC	vs. SAS
Sacramento Kings		Nov 28 @ Sacramento	Nov 24 @ Minneapolis	Nov 10 @ Sacramento	Nov 17 @ San Antonio
Golden State Warriors	Nov 28 @ Sacramento		Nov 14 @ San Francisco	Nov 3 @ Oklahoma City	Nov 24 @ San Francisco
Minnesota Timberwolves	Nov 24 @ Minneapolis	Nov 14 @ San Francisco		Nov 28 @ Minneapolis	Nov 10 @ San Antonio
Oklahoma City Thunder	Nov 10 @ Sacramento	Nov 3 @ Oklahoma City	Nov 28 @ Minneapolis		Nov 14 @ Oklahoma City
San Antonio Spurs	Nov 17 @ San Antonio	Nov 24 @ San Francisco	Nov 10 @ San Antonio	Nov 14 @ Oklahoma City

 

Results	vs. SAC	vs. GSW	vs. MIN	vs. OKC	vs. SAS
Sacramento Kings		W 124-123	W 124-111	W 105-98	W 129-120
Golden State Warriors	L 123-124		L 101-104	W 141-139	W 118-112
Minnesota Timberwolves	L 111-124	W 104-101		W 106-103	W 117-110
Oklahoma City Thunder	L 98-105	L 139-141	L 103-106		W 123-87
San Antonio Spurs	L 120-129	L 112-118	L 110-117	L 87-123

 

Standings		W-L	Points scored	Point differential
Kings		4-0	482	+30	Leader
Timberwolves		3-1	438	0	Wildcard
Warriors		2-2	483	+4
Thunder		1-3	463	+24
Spurs		0-4	429	-58

 

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#EAST

 

Group A

 

Schedule	vs. PHI	vs. CLE	vs. ATL	vs. IND	vs. DET
Philadelphia 76ers		Nov 21 @ Philadelphia	Nov 17 @ Atlanta	Nov 14 @ Philadelphia	Nov 10 @ Detroit
Cleveland Cavaliers	Nov 21 @ Philadelphia		Nov 28 @ Cleveland	Nov 3 @ Indianapolis	Nov 17 @ Cleveland
Atlanta Hawks	Nov 17 @ Atlanta	Nov 28 @ Cleveland		Nov 21 @ Atlanta	Nov 14 @ Detroit
Indiana Pacers	Nov 14 @ Philadelphia	Nov 3 @ Indianapolis	Nov 21 @ Atlanta		Nov 24 @ Indianapolis
Detroit Pistons	Nov 10 @ Detroit	Nov 17 @ Cleveland	Nov 14 @ Detroit	Nov 24 @ Indianapolis

 

Results	vs. PHI	vs. CLE	vs. ATL	vs. IND	vs. DET
Philadelphia 76ers		L 119-122	W 126-116	L 126-132	W 114-106
Cleveland Cavaliers	W 122-119		W 128-105	L 116-121	W 108-100
Atlanta Hawks	L 116-126	L 105-128		L 152-157	W 126-120
Indiana Pacers	W 132-126	W 121-116	W 157-152		W 136-113
Detroit Pistons	L 106-114	L 100-108	L 120-126	L 113-136

 

Standings		W-L	Points scored	Point differential
Pacers		4-0	546	+39	Leader
Cavaliers		3-1	474	+29	Wildcard
76ers		2-2	485	+9
Hawks		1-3	499	-32
Pistons		0-4	439	-45

 

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Group B

 

Schedule	vs. MIL	vs. NYK	vs. MIA	vs. WAS	vs. CHA
Milwaukee Bucks		Nov 3 @ Milwaukee	Nov 28 @ Miami	Nov 24 @ Milwaukee	Nov 17 @ Charlotte
New York Knicks	Nov 3 @ Milwaukee		Nov 24 @ New York	Nov 17 @ Washington	Nov 28 @ New York
Miami Heat	Nov 28 @ Miami	Nov 24 @ New York		Nov 3 @ Miami	Nov 14 @ Charlotte
Washington Wizards	Nov 24 @ Milwaukee	Nov 17 @ Washington	Nov 3 @ Miami		Nov 10 @ Washington
Charlotte Hornets	Nov 17 @ Charlotte	Nov 28 @ New York	Nov 14 @ Charlotte	Nov 10 @ Washington

 

Results	vs. MIL	vs. NYK	vs. MIA	vs. WAS	vs. CHA
Milwaukee Bucks		W 110-105	W 131-124	W 131-128	W 130-99
New York Knicks	L 105-110		W 100-98	W 120-99	W 115-91
Miami Heat	L 124-131	L 98-100		W 121-114	W 111-105
Washington Wizards	L 128-131	L 99-120	L 114-121		L 117-124
Charlotte Hornets	L 99-130	L 91-115	L 105-111	W 124-117

 

Standings		W-L	Points scored	Point differential
Bucks		4-0	502	+46	Leader
Knicks		3-1	440	+42	Wildcard
Heat		2-2	454	+4
Hornets		1-3	419	-54
Wizards		0-4	458	-38

 

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Group C

 

Schedule	vs. BOS	vs. BKN	vs. TOR	vs. CHI	vs. ORL
Boston Celtics		Nov 10 @ Boston	Nov 17 @ Toronto	Nov 28 @ Boston	Nov 24 @ Orlando
Brooklyn Nets	Nov 10 @ Boston		Nov 28 @ Brooklyn	Nov 3 @ Chicago	Nov 14 @ Brooklyn
Toronto Raptors	Nov 17 @ Toronto	Nov 28 @ Brooklyn		Nov 24 @ Toronto	Nov 21 @ Orlando
Chicago Bulls	Nov 28 @ Boston	Nov 3 @ Chicago	Nov 24 @ Toronto		Nov 17 @ Chicago
Orlando Magic	Nov 24 @ Orlando	Nov 14 @ Brooklyn	Nov 21 @ Orlando	Nov 17 @ Chicago

 

Results	vs. BOS	vs. BKN	vs. TOR	vs. CHI	vs. ORL
Boston Celtics		W 121-107	W 108-105	W 124-97	L 96-113
Brooklyn Nets	L 107-121		W 115-103	W 109-107	W 124-104
Toronto Raptors	L 105-108	L 103-115		W 121-108	L 107-126
Chicago Bulls	L 97-124	L 107-109	L 108-121		L 97-103
Orlando Magic	W 113-96	L 104-124	W 126-107	W 103-97

 

Standings		W-L	Points scored	Point differential
Celtics		3-1	449	+27	Leader
Magic		3-1	446	+22	Wildcard
Nets		3-1	455	+20
Raptors		1-3	436	-21
Bulls		0-4	409	-48

 

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#Seeding

 

WEST

 

Group	Leaders		W-L	Points scored	Point differential	Seed
A	Lakers		4-0	494	+74	1
C	Kings		4-0	482	+30	2
B	Pelicans		3-1	463	+33	3
	Wildcard
A	Suns		3-1	480	+34	4
C	Timberwolves		3-1	438	0
B	Rockets		2-2	424	+10

 

EAST

 

Group	Leaders		W-L	Points scored	Point differential	Seed
B	Bucks		4-0	502	+46	1
A	Pacers		4-0	546	+39	2
C	Celtics		3-1	449	+27	3
	Wildcard
B	Knicks		3-1	440	+42	4
A	Cavaliers		3-1	474	+29
C	Magic		3-1	446	+22

 

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#Knockout Rounds

 

Quarterfinals	Road		Home
WEST 1 × WEST 4	Phoenix Suns	@	Los Angeles Lakers
WEST 2 × WEST 3	New Orleans Pelicans	@	Sacramento Kings
EAST 1 × EAST 4	New York Knicks	@	Milwaukee Bucks
EAST 2 × EAST 3	Boston Celtics	@	Indiana Pacers

 

Las Vegas

 

Semifinals
WEST		vs.
EAST		vs.

 

Final	WEST		EAST
David J. Stern Cup Championship		vs.

The group winners are the Bucks (4-0), the Pacers (4-0) and the Nets (3-1)

The Bucks are number one seed because they have higher point differential against their group (+36) than the Pacers did in their group (+29)

The Nets won the three-way tie in their group (+6) over Magic (-3) and Celtics (-3)

The Knicks (3-1) are the wildcard team since they have the highest point differential (+42) among second-placed teams over Cavs (3-1, +29) and Magic (3-1, +22)

First of all, just name the Cup, so we don't call it a long ass name of In-Season Tournament. They can keep the design but I think they should it make it silver, because the Larry is the gold and the main trophy. They should name it after Adam. The Silver Cup. If it just changes hands like the Stanley or they keep it and just produce every year, that's up to them. But it should be called the The Silver Cup Tournament.

 

Now the main question. Before the season started, each team was schedules 80 games (40 home, 40 away) including the Silver Cup Group Stages games. The other 2 games are designed for the Quarterfinals and the Semifinals of the Silver Cup.

Now, for the 22 teams that will be eliminated, they will just play 2 more games (1 home, 1 away) among each other. That is easy.

But how about the 8 Silver Cup playoff teams?

 

Assuming these are them, with the current standing now:

For the East

1. Bucks
2. Celtics
3. Pacers
4. Heat

And for the West

1. Lakers
2. Kings
3. Pelicans
4. Wolves

I understand it will be 1-4 and 2-3 matchups, with the QF being played at home of the 1 and 2 seeds.

So it's easy, Bucks, Celtics, Lakers and Kings will then have 41 home games and 40 road games.

While Pacers, Heat, Pelicans and Wolves are at 40 home and 41 road games.

What happens at the Semifinals though? Since it will be played in Las Vegas. Do they simply count it as a Neutral game. Or do they assign a home and a road team.

They can mix and match and make it work and if they assign a home and road where all would end up with 41 and 41. But there could be 42 home games for a couple of teams or a 42 road game schedule.

It may be trivial but I'm just wondering how it's gonna be. Since there will be historical record implications and such.

Say, Bucks and Celtics move on to the semis, one of them will end up with 42 home games, if they assign a home and road team which would most likely be decided on seeding. Bucks would be the home team for Vegas while Celtics are the road team. Celtics will end up evenly at 41 and 41. Bucks will end up with 42 and 40.

So how will it be? Will they assign a home and road like in the Bubble. Or just count the semifinal games as Neutral games?

 

To end, there should be another in-season tournament in January-February. This has been fun.

It will be the Stern Cup. The promoter of the global games in the NBA.

Two quarterfinal games will be played at Mexico City while the other two at Paris.

The two semifinal games and the final game, to be played at London.

FC means Frontcourt BC means Backcourt WC means Wild Card

 

Here's my guess

WEST		EAST
Nikola Jokic	FC	Joel Embiid
Kevin Durant	FC	Giannis Antetokounmpo
LeBron James	FC	Jayson Tatum
Luka Doncic	BC	Jaylen Brunson
Stephen Curry	BC	Damian Lillard
Victor Wembanyama	FC	Bam Adebayo
Zion Williamson	FC	Mikal Bridges
Kawhi Leonard	FC	Jimmy Butler
Anthony Edwards	BC	Jaylen Brown
Devin Booker	BC	Trae Young
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	WC	Tyrese Haliburton
Jamal Murray	WC	Donovan Mitchell

Who's on your list?

In a time where free agency is sought after and trade requests are rampant, let's look at teams who have pretty much kept their core intact.

I will rank them based on number of tenured players. I will count a player as tenured with the team if he'll be playing his 5th season with the team in the upcoming 2023-24 season. That's the number in the parentheses -- their n^th year with the team this season.

If a player hasn't played in a season due to injury or whatever reason, the year will count as a year of service for the team as long as they are in the roster. Embiid was drafted in 2014 but missed playing a game in his first two seasons, but those two seasons would count since he's been rehabbing and working out with team personnel and in team facility. Jokic was also drafted in 2014 but didn't join the team until 2015. Him missing the 2014-15 season would not count in his years of service since during that season he was playing in Europe and technically not part of the Nuggets roster yet.

 

Here is the complete list:

Team		Players
SIX
LA Clippers		Ivica Zubac (6), Amir Coffey (5), Paul George (5), Kawhi Leonard (5), Terance Mann (5), Marcus Morris (5)
FIVE
Golden State Warriors		Stephen Curry (15), Klay Thompson (13), Draymond Green (12), Kevon Looney (9), Andrew Wiggins (5)
Milwaukee Bucks		Giannis Antetokounmpo (11), Khris Middleton (11), Pat Connaughton (6), Brook Lopez (6), Thanasis Antetokounmpo (5)
FOUR
Dallas Mavericks		Dwight Powell (10), Maxi Kleber (7), Luka Doncic (6), Tim Hardaway Jr. (6)
Denver Nuggets		Nikola Jokic (9), Jamal Murray (8), Michael Porter Jr. (6), Vlatko Cancar (5)
Miami Heat		Bam Adebayo (7), Duncan Robinson (6), Jimmy Butler (5), Tyler Herro (5)
Charlotte Hornets		Miles Bridges (6), Cody Martin (5), Terry Rozier (5), P.J. Washington (5)
Memphis Grizzlies		Jaren Jackson Jr. (6), Brandon Clarke (5), John Konchar (5), Ja Morant (5)
THREE
Philadelphia 76ers		Joel Embiid (10), Furkan Korkmaz (7), Tobias Harris (6)
Minnesota Timberwolves		Karl-Anthony Towns (9), Jordan McLaughlin (5), Naz Reid (5)
Toronto Raptors		Pascal Siakam (8), OG Anunoby (7), Chris Boucher (6)
New York Knicks		Mitchell Robinson (6), RJ Barrett (5), Julius Randle (5)
TWO
Indiana Pacers		Myles Turner (9), T.J. McConnell (5)
Boston Celtics		Jaylen Brown (8), Jayson Tatum (7)
Sacramento Kings		De'Aaron Fox (7), Harrison Barnes (6)
Chicago Bulls		Zach LaVine (7), Coby White (5)
Orlando Magic		Jonathan Isaac (7), Markelle Fultz (5)
Atlanta Hawks		Trae Young (6), De'Andre Hunter (5)
Los Angeles Lakers		LeBron James (6), Anthony Davis (5)
Cleveland Cavaliers		Darius Garland (5), Dean Wade (5)
New Orleans Pelicans		Brandon Ingram (5), Zion Williamson (5)
Oklahoma City Thunder		Luguentz Dort (5), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (5)
ONE
Phoenix Suns		Devin Booker (9)
Portland Trail Blazers		Anfernee Simons (6)
Brooklyn Nets		Nic Claxton (5)
San Antonio Spurs		Keldon Johnson (5)
Utah Jazz		Jordan Clarkson (5)
ZERO
Detroit Pistons
Houston Rockets
Washington Wizards

 

60% of the teams in the league have only kept two players or less within the last 5 years. I think it's a testament to player movement in this era.

The Clippers have more tenured players in their team. But in terms of keeping a core intact for a long period of time, that's the Warriors, with the Bucks coming in second.

The Celtics have broken up their core in this offseason. If Mrs. Smart named Marcus as Jayden, he may have still been with the team.