Contracted NBA (minus Charlotte, Memphis, Minnesota, New Orleans, Orlando, and Toronto) Atlantic Division: Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets Miami Heat New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers Washington Wizards Central Division: Atlanta Hawks Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Milwaukee Bucks Pacific Division: Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns Portland Trail Blazers Sacramento Kings San Francisco Warriors Southwest Division: Dallas Mavericks Denver Nuggets Houston Rockets Oklahoma City Thunder San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz 66 game season -4 games versus each divisional opponent (2 home, 2 away) 20 games. -2 games versus all teams outside of your division (home, away) 36 games. -2 additional games versus 5 random opponents outside of your division (home, away) 10 games. 8-team Playoffs, dropped conference alignment, guaranteed spot for any division winner but can be any seed. Reduces over-saturation of player pool and pulls plug on some of the more financially-troubled teams in the league, none have any championships or have existed before the NBA-ABA merger. Those contracted teams could serve as expansion for the D-League, a place where no one cares about player quality.