Sixers grouped with Knicks, Magic, Nets, and Hornets in second NBA in-season tournament

LAS VEGAS – The 76ers are paired with two of their Atlantic Division rivals in the 2024 NBA Cup.

They’re in the East Group A with the Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets, and division foes New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets for the second annual in-season tournament. All 30 NBA teams were randomly drawn into six groups of five within their conference based on last season’s win-loss records.

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The Sixers, Magic, and Indiana Pacers finished the regular season with 47-35 records. However, after tiebreakers, the Magic stood fifth, the Pacers sixth, and the Sixers seventh.

The Knicks (50-32) had the conference’s second-best record. Brooklyn (32-50) and Hornets (21-61) were among the league’s worst teams.

The tournament will tip off on Nov. 12 in team markets and culminate in Las Vegas, with the semifinals scheduled for Dec. 14 and the championship game i three days later.

Like last season, the two-month tournament will consist of group play and knockout rounds, similar to soccer’s World Cup competition.

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Each team will play four games against group opponents. Every team will have two games at home and two on the road. Group games will be played Tuesdays and Fridays from Nov. 12 to Dec. 3 on what will be called “Cup Nights.”

The winners of the six groups and two wild-card teams will advance to the single-elimination knockout round.

The quarterfinals will be played in market on Dec. 10 and 11 before the tourney transitions to Vegas.