With the NBA season suspended at such an awkward time, it's hard to tell what the league would do once they lift the suspension. Brooklyn Nets talent Spencer Dinwiddie offered an interesting proposition for a playoff format that would directly address the lack of games that the teams have missed out on.

Dinwiddie took to his Twitter account to talk about his proposed plan for the playoffs. It virtually involved almost all of the teams in the league, including the Nets, giving them a fair shot to win the Larry O'Brien title.

He pointed out that fans usually wait for the playoffs to get exciting, so viewers usually skip the first couple of playoff games. He suggested that the entire format of the tournament should be changed. He suggested that teams be positioned according to their win-loss records and that the tournament will be played out like the ever-popular March Madness format.

He proposed that the bottom teams play for their right to make it further in the tournament via do-or-die games, and the succeeding rounds will be series of varying lengths.

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The Nets star reasoned out his proposal:

The core reason for all that is because the NBA went the opposite direction of college when it was struggling and instituted the merger ABA/NBA. They concluded that fans weren’t buying into teams and boring team basketball but had a higher likelihood of buying into a singular, high flying, drama-filled storylines and that plotted this course.

If the tournament idea works from a viewership perspective, then you can shorten the season to 70 games or so to accommodate players more, eliminate back to backs for “safety” and keep the tournament format.

Perfect excuse to have the pilot program they already wanted.

The Nets talent made solid arguments there, but it remains to be seen if the league will seriously look into his suggestions.