EVERYTHING TO KNOW ABOUT THE CUP

The NBA’s second annual in-season competition, will tip off with 60 Group Play games across the NBA begining on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Similar to last year, the competition consists of two stages: Group Play and the Knockout Rounds.

Group Play: All 30 teams have been randomly drawn into groups of five within their conference. On Tuesdays and Fridays from Nov. 12 to Dec. 3 – known as “Cup Nights” – each team will play the other four teams in its group one time

Who Advances? Eight teams will advance to the Knockout Rounds: the team with the best Group Play record in each of the six groups and two “wild cards” – the team from each conference with the best Group Play record that finished second in its group.

Knockout Rounds: The eight teams will play single-elimination games, beginning with the Quarterfinals (played in team markets on Dec. 10 and 11) and continuing in the Semifinals and Finals (played in Las Vegas on Dec. 14 and 17, respectively)

What’s At Stake? The Knockout teams will compete for a prize pool and the NBA Cup championship trophy

Reminder: All 67 games across both stages of the NBA Cup will count toward the regular-season standings except the Championship

Want a deeper dive into how it all works? Let Richard Jefferson explain