NBA will come back with 22 teams. 8 more regular season games. Play-in tourney for 8 seed.
If 9 seed is 4 or more games back, no play-in tournament. If fewer than 4 games, tournament includes single elimination for 9 seed and double elimination for 8 seed.
16 current playoff teams added by New Orleans, Portland, Phoenix, Sacramento, San Antonio, and Washington.
Each of the 22 teams will play eight regular season games in Orlando for seeding purposes for the playoffs, sources tell ESPN.