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In the early years of the draft, teams would select players until they ran out of prospects. The 1960 and 1968 drafts went 21 rounds. By 1974, it had stabilized to 10 rounds, which held up until 1985, when the draft was shortened to seven rounds.
They are divided into 2 conferences, the East and West. The top 8 teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs. #4 plays #5. The teams play a total of 4 Rounds (the first round, the conference semifinals, the conference finals, & the NBA finals), after each round the total number of teams is cut in half.