https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...mplement-games
Is Silver really that stupid?
When regular season games become meaningless, stars on good teams are going to sit more of them out.
If you want stars to play more games:
1) Reduce the schedule to 60-70 games
2) Eliminate back-to-backs, or get rid of road back-to-backs that involve travel between cities
3) Reduce the number of teams that make the playoffs (so as to make regular season games more meaningful)
4) Move the All-Star Game to after the season so as create a few more rest days during the season