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Golden State Warriors receive favorable draw in NBA’s new in-season tournament

By Peter O'Keefe

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 23: Domantas Sabonis #10 of the Sacramento Kings is guarded by Kevon Looney #5 and Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors during Game Four of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at Chase Center on April 23, 2023 in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 23: Domantas Sabonis #10 of the Sacramento Kings is guarded by Kevon Looney #5 and Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors during Game Four of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at Chase Center on April 23, 2023 in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
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The NBA has revealed the details of their new in-season tournament starting next season, with the Golden State Warriors receiving a favorable draw for the inaugural competition now known as the NBA Cup.

The Warriors, who finished sixth with a 44-38 record last regular season, have been drawn in a group with their pacific rival Sacramento Kings, along with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs.

The Golden State Warriors will play off for a major financial incentive in the NBA Cup starting from November 3 next season.

Golden State’s group include the 3rd, 8th, 10th and 15th placed teams from last season’s Western Conference standings. The Warriors had a hard-fought seven-game first-round series against the three-seed Kings, helping to set up a potential new rivalry that will now transition to the NBA Cup as well.

The 2021 NBA champions will have one game against each opponent, also doubling as regular season fixtures that count to their overall 82-game record. The winner of the group will advance to the knockout stage, while the team with the next best record in the conference will also advance.

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Quarterfinals will then take place to determine a final four, with the semifinals and championship game to take place in Las Vegas. There’s a $500,000 prize for players on the winning team, $200,000 for the losers of the championship game, $100,000 for the semifinalists, and $50,000 for quarterfinal losers.

There’s been plenty of negative feedback from fans who believe the tournament is more gimmick than substance, though the NBA is confident that it will eventually become an anticipated staple of the season.

"“Everybody’s not going to buy in right away,” said Joe Dumars, the NBA’s executive vice president of basketball operations. “So that can’t be the goal that everybody’s going to buy in from day one. These things take time. And I think, as time goes on, I think you can build this up and people can really get into it.”"

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With an experienced core that includes future hall-of-famers Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Chris Paul — all of whom have made millions of dollars across their career — it will be interesting see how incentivized the Warriors will be in trying to win the tournament.

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