NBA Debuting In-Season Tournament Beginning Next Season With Final Four in Las Vegas
- Four NBA teams will compete in a final four in Las Vegas as part of a new in-season tournament beginning next season.
- Statistics from most tournament games will count toward the regular season, but not the championship game.
- The tournament will start with six pools of five teams from the same conference, followed by a knockout round and single-elimination games.
- The winning team will receive $500,000 per player, while other teams get two extra regular season games.
- NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has discussed an in-season tournament for years, and it will debut in the 2023-24 season.