The NBA season tournament was officially renamed the NBA Emirates Cup in 2024 has been looking for an exclusive moment to solidify its meaning to fans, and the confrontation of the NBA finals of 2025 between the Oklahoma Pacers and Indiana Pacers.
Because? Well, because Oklahoma City and Indiana have something in common in addition to being two of the smallest markets in the League: they are also the last two finalists in the NBA Cup, with the Pacers losing to the competition of Los Angeles Lakers in the competition of Las Vegas in the 2024 version.
Clearly, both teams were motivated to lose on the biggest stage that the League has to offer: a neutral court in Las Vegas in December, and are motivated to win the postseason postseason tournament that the League puts to the courts as a result of consolation.
This is also a reminder that both the Champions, the Lakers and Bucks losers in the first round of the following playoffs, which shows that #Thecup also provides a championship hangover to its winners, consolidating it as a real, life tournament.
But while this championship series should be fun, unfortunately, we will have to wait until the next season to see if the Pacers or Bucks can use their experience in the finals to catapult them towards an even more significant prize next year: $ 500,000 for each player in the list of the NBA Cup champion.