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Scouts, execs on the future of the NBA Cup: Home-court semifinals?

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Last year's inaugural NBA Cup was completed in six days : Quarterfinals at home sites Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Semifinals in Las Vegas Saturday Championship game in Vegas Saturday .

This year , the NBA made several shifts in the schedule, pushing it out to eight total days .

But fitting the tournament into the existing schedule will continue to present plenty of challenges.

Tuesday night 's final will show how much moving the final from Saturday to Tuesday will impact both attendance and television ratings.

Amazon will take over for the quarterfinals, semifinals and the championship game.

The NBA Cup will continue to evolve as part of the calendar, league officials say.

Amazon has been in talks with the NBA about possible schedule changes at some point in the future.

The league is happy with how the tournament is progressing, but is looking at ways to improve the experience.

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