Ideal NBA?

So basically the Cavs and Warriors have become villains IOTL?

Pretty much. It's a foregone conclusion that they're the finalists, and it's less to do with greatness and more to do with most of the competition, especially in the East, being a Dumpster fire.

So my ideal NBA would also include a number of provisions to ensure competitive balance - the league tried but it wasn't enough.
 
My Ideal NBA if the NBA had merged all the teams in the ABA in 1975.

Atlantic: Boston Celtics, Buffalo Braves, New York Knicks, New York Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Virginia Squires, Washington Bullets
Central: Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, Kentucky Colonels, Memphis Sounds, New Orleans Jazz, San Antonio Spurs
Midwest: Chicago Bulls, Dallas Chapparals (relocated from Utah as the Stars), Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Kansas City Kings, Milwaukee Bucks, Spirits of St. Louis,
Pacific: Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, San Diego Conquistadors, Seattle Supersonics
 
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