Report: NBA considering giving extra first-round pick to winning in-season tournament team

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Now that the NBA is rolling forward in installing a mid-season tournament that could begin as soon as the 2021-22 season, it is deciding what incentives it might give to players and teams to actually care. It's clear that the league is attempting to draw interest in the tournament — in which all 30 teams would participate — by putting forth some enticing incentives. Roster spots are scarce in the NBA, and there is a good chance that a first round selection will make an opening-day roster, meaning that somebody — be it another young player or a veteran hanging on to a spot at the end of the bench — could lose their job because of this tournament.

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