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WATCH: James Harden, P.J. Tucker dismiss idea of NBA in-season tournament

James Harden and P.J. Tucker aren’t into the idea of an NBA tournament.

A report over the final full weekend of November detailed how the NBA and the National Basketball Player’s Association are “engaged in serious discussion,” regarding some dramatic changes to the structure of the NBA schedule.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe reported that the conversation includes the proposal of shortening the regular-season schedule to 78 games, reseeding of the four conference finalists, a 30-team in-season tournament and a postseason play-in game.

Tuesday at the Rockets media availability, James Harden and P.J. Tucker answered questions about the idea of an NBA Tournament that is not the NBA Finals — neither player was on board with the idea.

Harden simply retorted, “Are we in college?” and Tucker made it clear that he isn’t into the idea of a second or consolation tourney.

“We’re fighting for an NBA championship, I don’t want to play for anything else,” Tucker said. “It’s like a consolation or something? I don’t know. You play games to win an NBA championship, period.”

Rockets stars Harden, Tucker dismiss idea of NBA in-season tournament (Hoopshype)

Tuesday at the Rockets media availability, James Harden and P.J. Tucker answered questions about the idea of an NBA Tournament that is not the NBA Finals — neither player was on board with the idea.

Tuesday at the Rockets media availability, James Harden and P.J. Tucker answered questions about the idea of an NBA Tournament that is not the NBA Finals — neither player was on board with the idea.

Rockets stars Harden, Tucker dismiss idea of NBA in-season tournament (Rocketswire)

Tuesday at the Rockets media availability, James Harden and P.J. Tucker answered questions about the idea of an NBA Tournament that is not the NBA Finals — neither player was on board with the idea.

Tuesday at the Rockets media availability, James Harden and P.J. Tucker answered questions about the idea of an NBA Tournament that is not the NBA Finals — neither player was on board with the idea.

Rockets stars Harden, Tucker dismiss idea of NBA in-season tournament

Tuesday at the Rockets media availability, James Harden and P.J. Tucker answered questions about the idea of an NBA Tournament that is not the NBA Finals — neither player was on board with the idea.

Tuesday at the Rockets media availability, James Harden and P.J. Tucker answered questions about the idea of an NBA Tournament that is not the NBA Finals — neither player was on board with the idea.

A Warriors 2020 NBA championship could win one bettor $1 million

No matter how ugly things get, one gambler still thinks the Dubs have a chance to take down the 2020 NBA championship.

Saying the Warriors season isn’t going as planned is an understatement, as they currently sit with the league’s worst record at 2-10. They’re on their worst losing streak since 2013 and many fans are already looking forward to next season.

No matter how ugly things get, one gambler still thinks the Dubs have a chance to take down the 2020 NBA championship.

Darren Rovell of The Action Network tweeted that a bettor put $1,000 on the Warriors to win the NBA title at odds of 1,000 to 1. As a result, a Warriors title run would net this gambler a cool million big ones, for those counting at home.

This bet could maybe be taken seriously if it was made over the offseason when Golden State came in at +1000 on the betMGM board, as 10-1 was good enough for the sixth-best odds in the NBA at the time. The Warriors odds then fell off a cliff after Stephen Curry’s hand injury sidelined him for a significant chunk of the season.

For the Warriors to start the year off with the sixth-best odds was a change of pace, they’ve usually been a massive favorite since winning their first title of the Curry and Kerr era in 2015. Just last season the Warriors opened up as an overwhelming favorite at +120, meaning that their winning the title would have actually paid less than even money (a $120 bet would have yielded winnings of just $100 in that instance).

It’s going to take a miracle for Golden State to enter themselves back into championship consideration, but if they can rally behind D’Angelo Russell, Draymond Green and Eric Paschall, one confident bettor will make a lot of money.