Josh Hart has vision to enhance future NBA Cups as Knicks gear for Bucks showdown in tournament
NY Post
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As the Knicks prepared for their big NBA Cup showdown against the Bucks on Black Friday, Josh Hart fit nicely into the commissioner’s hat with a smart idea to spice up Adam Silver’s tourney.
The half-a-million-dollar reward for winning is great, Hart said, especially since he needs to replace some luxury watches that were recently stolen (more on that later).
But as an added bonus to the winners, what about an advantage in the regular-season standings?
“I think what would be really cool is if they solidify it a little bit more, whoever is the winner gets a half-game [extra in the regular-season win column],” Hart said. “You get to the championship game, you get a half-game if you win. If you lose the championship, it doesn’t go against your record. Now you have that half game so you have the tiebreaker and it legitimizes that NBA Cup a little bit more. That’s what I would love to see.”
Hart’s suggestion is logical since a current knock on the NBA Cup, among others, is that winning just adds to the load of a grueling schedule.
Currently, the championship game doesn’t count toward the final standings — it’s just an extra 48 minutes that other teams don’t have to play.
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