Let’s Fix the NBA: The Rule Changes That Could Save the League

Is the modern NBA actually getting harder to watch? In this episode of Let’s Settle This, Grant and Jonathan dive into the rule changes that could make the league better for fans.

We throw out a whole slate of ideas: pushing back the three-point line, introducing a four-point line, cracking down hard on flopping, and finding ways to stop the endless complaining at referees. We also debate whether failed challenges should carry bigger penalties, if teams should be allowed franchise player tags, and whether the 82-game season is simply too long.

Plus, we explore bigger structural ideas like division realignment and using Elam Ending–style play to eliminate the late-game free-throw parade.

Some of these ideas might be brilliant. Some might be chaos. But the real question is: which ones would actually make the NBA better to watch?

Let’s settle this.

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⏱️ Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

3:30 Planet Money Messes Up

7:05 NBA Rule Changes

7:25 3 Point Line

11:57 4 Point Line

18:10 Flopping Suspensions

19:17 No More Complaining

23:03 Challenges

30:20 Defensive Play

38:22 Franchise Players

45:24 Shorten the Season

51:50 Realign Divisions

54:45 3 Point Fouls

57:07 End of Game

1:01:54 No More Fouling Out