The NBA has been on a journey over the past decade or so to try and make the regular season more interesting. Every season there are talks about how to get players more invested in the league’s All-Star game . There are talks yearly about how to improve the dunk contest. You even had the NBA even out the draft lottery odds for the worst teams in the league. This was done to lessen teams tanking their seasons. At the end of the regular season, there’s also now a play-in tournament for teams who are just outside of the playoff brackets. All of these measures have been taken to keep games during the regular season more competitive. Photo: Nwachukwu via Getty Images For too long it has been viewed that teams mail it in on too many nights during the regular season. Well, fear not anymore! The NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament is now underway. After some skepticism, it is clear that means are most certainly playing with a vigor not usually seen this early in the season. Teams seem...