The only ways to “fix” this problem (and it’s debatable it’s really a problem), would be to A) shorten the regular season and B) have more time off before the playoffs start and C) have more time off between games during the playoffs.

D) end the 82 game regular season in June, take 5 months off, then start the playoffs in November, followed immediately by the next regular season.

Like sure, less games provide less opportunities for injuries, either unlucky ones or overwork related injuries. But at the end of the day it’s still a 5v5 sport where every injury is incredibly impactful.

Players are going to get injured. All the time. Some more than others. A few extra days of rest won’t solve the problem. Wrap them in big polyurethane bubbles and let them bounce off each other, then maybe.

I think some rules, like invading a shooter’s landing space, does a hell of a lot more in terms of avoiding injuries than rest would ever do.

Murray was playing through a calf injury and had-by far-the worst playoffs of his career.

The Nuggets had a week off before the 1st round, played 5 games, and then had a week off before the 2nd rounds. Against the Wolves they had two periods of 3+ days rest. You can’t really milk more rest time than that even if you tried.

Besides, Murray is often injured. His championship due to good health was a career anomaly, like Anthony Davis’s. Proposing to reformat the league to accommodate players that would probably be injured anyways seems like an unnecessary undertaking to me.