In 2023, the NBA implemented a 65-game minimum rule for players to be eligible for major end-of-season awards. The purpose of the new rule is to discourage load management ... “You’ve got guys who are going to miss All-NBA nods because of that.
Thanks to an offseason rule change, Payton Pritchard impressions have become more common around the NBA this season ... “End-of-quarter heaves, now that the rule has changed, are just as important ...