As a Cavs fan I'm opposed to this. I'd much rather properly expand the playoffs to 20 teams with the following provisions:
1. If a team ranked 11-15 in one conference has a better record than a top 10 team in the other, it would cross over to the other conference's playoffs (this actually would have happened in 2022, with #11 in the East, the Knicks, playing as #10 in the West due to having three more wins than the Spurs)
2. The first round is a best of three matching 7 VS. 10 and 8 VS. 9, the first game is held at the lower seed
3. The higher-seeded first round survivor in each conference plays the #2 seed, and the lower-seeded survivor plays the #1 seed
4. Re-seeding also occurs after the conference quarterfinals
5. All best of seven playoff series now feature a 2-3-2 home court format to save travel costs
There are plenty of ideas that are better than the NBA's play-in games, such as:
1. The NHL returning to the COVID alignment and playoff format until a Canadian team wins the Stanley Cup
2. An NFL realignment that would send the Steelers to the AFC East, the Colts and Chiefs to the AFC North, the Dolphins and Panthers to the AFC South, the Texans to the AFC West, the Ravens to the NFC East, and the Cowboys to the NFC South
3. The Michigan-Ohio State football game being played at night