We’re now in Year Three of the NBA Cup, which means most people now have at least a vague idea of how it works. The NBA picks groups out of a Sorting Hat, every team in those groups plays games against one another, and the six group winners and two wild cards advance to the knockout stage, where more than $500,000 is on the line for every player on the team that wins the Cup.
While LeBron James was motivated to make history in the inaugural NBA Cup, most players’ interest in the Cup largely revolves around the money. That prize is effectively a rounding error for the highest-paid superstars
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