Let's talk about
*s. We know the 1999 "champs" has one. Looks like whoever wins the le this year will get one too. Let's look at the teams with the best league records and likely contenders:
2020 Bucks played 65 games (79.2%)
2020 Lakers played 63 games (76.8%)
2020 Toronto played 64 games (78%)
2020 Clipps played 64 games (78%)
2020 Celtics played 64 games (78%)
2020 Heat played 65 games (79.2%)
1999 Spurs played 50 games (60.9%)
Any contender that wins it this year gets a smaller * than the Spurs