Notice Western conference realignment - 2025

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We currently play the east twice. X15 = 30
We play our division 4 games. X4 = 16
We're guaranteed 3 games vs. west = 30
we play 6 of those west teams randomly 4 times = 6

Total of 82.

Breakdown if we expand will likely depend on realignment, and if they eliminate divisions, or add 1 to make it 4 divisions of 4 teams.
If so, best guess is

east x16 = 32
divison X4 = 12
rest of west(12 teams) X3+36
Random 2 west teams 1 extra = 2
=82
 
SharpeScooterShooter said:
what?

Seriously? Wth. I had someone tell me there was a realignment, i went and looked and posted.

Wow. Cant believe I really never noticed it before.
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Yeah, won't be a realignment again until the next expansion. When the Sonics get added back and Vegas gets a team, there will be some shuffling. Grizzlies will head to eastern conference with OKC moving to SW division. Sonics will take their spot in NW division. The Timberwolves will also likely head east, meaning we get the Kings or Vegas in their place in the NW division.

Alternatively, Grizzlies and Pelicans move east. Suns and Thunder move to SW. NW inherits Sonics Pacific inherits Vegas. Minn stays in western conference in the NW.
 
Chris Craig said:
Yeah, won't be a realignment again until the next expansion. When the Sonics get added back and Vegas gets a team, there will be some shuffling. Grizzlies will head to eastern conference with OKC moving to SW division. Sonics will take their spot in NW division. The Timberwolves will also likely head east, meaning we get the Kings or Vegas in their place in the NW division.

Alternatively, Grizzlies and Pelicans move east. Suns and Thunder move to SW. NW inherits Sonics Pacific inherits Vegas. Minn stays in western conference in the NW.
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Only need 1 team to move to the East to realign. We currently have 30, 15 and 15. If we add 2 to the west, it's 17 and 15. So only 1 moves. I have to imagine Minnesota makes the most sense. Even if Memphis is further east, they are at least close to N.O. and texas teams. Minny isn't close to anyone. Except the Central division
 
RR7 said:
Only need 1 team to move to the East to realign. We currently have 30, 15 and 15. If we add 2 to the west, it's 17 and 15. So only 1 moves. I have to imagine Minnesota makes the most sense. Even if Memphis is further east, they are at least close to N.O. and texas teams. Minny isn't close to anyone. Except the Central division
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Oh right

So both conferences would have one division with six teams.

Or both conferences create a fourth division and each division has four teams.
 
RR7 said:
Only need 1 team to move to the East to realign. We currently have 30, 15 and 15. If we add 2 to the west, it's 17 and 15. So only 1 moves. I have to imagine Minnesota makes the most sense. Even if Memphis is further east, they are at least close to N.O. and texas teams. Minny isn't close to anyone. Except the Central division
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I'm assuming they drop the East - West format altogether.
 
kjironman1 said:
I'm assuming they drop the East - West format altogether.
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That would end up being far more travel, unless they still kept the schedules the exact format, in which case, why eliminate.
 
Chris Craig said:
Oh right

So both conferences would have one division with six teams.

Or both conferences create a fourth division and each division has four teams.
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I think 4 4s is most likely. 2 8s would be cool too. Although really I'd prefer they just eliminate divisions all together.
 
Memphis is probably the most further east. New Orleans close behind. Phoenix is near LA.
 
RR7 said:
That would end up being far more travel, unless they still kept the schedules the exact format, in which case, why eliminate.
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With 32 teams. they go to 4 conferences of 8 teams. Way easier and they don't have to increase the amount of games the season has which is already too long.
 
THE HCP said:
No, I don’t think so.
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The numbers get sketchy staying with two conferences. Maybe stay with east and west but just go to two divisions each? Course they could go with 4 divisions each also?
 
julius said:
So let's say they added the Vegas whatevers and the Seattle WeLoseOurTeamsALot.

That means each conference would have 16 teams.

So 15x4 = 60.

They play the eastern conference now 32 times.

That means they have 10 "extra" games.

This creates weird issues with an even schedule.

out of conference games (32). 16 teams = 32 games

50 left. 50 doesn't easily go into 15 (the # of opponents).

It's well above my pay grade.
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With the cup the NBA now doesn't schedule 82 games - they schedule 80 and then add two for cup play.

So yeah 16x2=32

So 48 games left for 15 conference opponents.

Maybe they split to eight NBA divisions of 4 teams? So instead of 3 west divisions we'd have 4 west divisions. Thats the same as the NFL.

Play 3 teams in divisions 4 times. Play other 12 teams in the conference 3 times. That equals 48.
 
They should just get rid of East vs West.

There has been this ridiculous imbalance for 20+ years between the East and West.

Make it the top 16 teams. Done and done. Take out the playins.
 
Natebishop3 said:
They should just get rid of East vs West.

There has been this ridiculous imbalance for 20+ years between the East and West.

Make it the top 16 teams. Done and done. Take out the playins.
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So maybe an 87-game schedule? Each team plays the other 29 teams 3 times a year.....and then they alternate each year to see who gets 2 of the 3 at home? Worth a shot. I would get rid of pre-season games
 
Pinwheel1 said:
So maybe an 87-game schedule? Each team plays the other 29 teams 3 times a year.....and then they alternate each year to see who gets 2 of the 3 at home? Worth a shot. I would get rid of pre-season games
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I just think East vs West isn't working. It hasn't in a long time.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I just think East vs West isn't working. It hasn't in a long time.
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The current format actually in many ways helps the west stay superior. The west gets 7 lottery picks every year regardless of the east sometimes having a far higher number of crappy teams.

It does make some first round series in the west more difficult, maybe even 2nd round as well.

I highly doubt there is any change to East vs West.
 
How about change to 4 divisions of 8 teams? We had 4 divisions for decades previously.

Play all 16 teams in other conference twice.
Play 7 division opponents 4 times.
Play 8 teams in other conference division half twice and half 3 times

Wild variation would be to have first two rounds of playoffs only within each division.
 
Also - change all the times an opponent is played 3-4 times so the double games are done consecutively on the same travel trip. That started with Covid but is much better for travel. This should also be the only times any B2B are done - where both teams have identical rest.
 
SharpesTriumph said:
How about change to 4 divisions of 8 teams? We had 4 divisions for decades previously.

Play all 16 teams in other conference twice.
Play 7 division opponents 4 times.
Play 8 teams in other conference division half twice and half 3 times

Wild variation would be to have first two rounds of playoffs only within each division.
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If they add two teams something along these lines will have to happen. There will have to be a way to divide it by 32. Now as far as the amount of games is concerned I highly doubt they go with less than 82. More likely they go to 88.
 
kjironman1 said:
If they add two teams something along these lines will have to happen. There will have to be a way to divide it by 32. Now as far as the amount of games is concerned I highly doubt they go with less than 82. More likely they go to 88.
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They stay with 82 games with the cup. So that means 80 games scheduled same as this season.
 
Teams should be grouped alphabetically.

Also, the All-Star game should be replaced with an MMA-style mascot fighting tournament.
 
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