What if the NBA played a March Madness-style 32-team, single-elimination tournament? Over at ESPN Insider, Kevin Pelton used his true talent rankings and log5 projections to run the numbers. Spoiler: Philadelphia beats out the two college teams included to fill out the bracket—but not by much.
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