NBA divisions have yet to be eliminated, but the league took a step toward devaluing them Tuesday by officially announcing reforms to playoff-seeding procedures.
According to Pro Basketball Talk's Kurt Helin, NBA owners approved the implementation of a measure that will seed playoff teams based solely on their records. Division winners were previously locked into a top-four seed regardless of record.
Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears passed along the league's official statement:
The league's shift to a more straightforward format appears to have been in the making for a while, with Commissioner Adam Silver saying in July that a change was expected.
NBC Sports' Sean Highkin reported another new wrinkle in the system that should have teams in the Atlantic Division sweating:
Another key component of the seeding procedure is a new tiebreaker. While the NBA used to give division winners first preference when it came to breaking ties, head-to-head record will now dictate which team gets a higher seed.
Had the new system been in place last season, the Western Conference playof ...
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