10 significant rule differences between NBA and Olympics basketball and it's ramifications

#2 Floor Dimensions

That flag might as well be a flying cape on the smaller floor

Recently, Larry Bird opined that the league ought to play with the floor dimensions and add a 4-point shot. Keeping in mind the growing level of talent and freakish athleticism, executives have pondered expanding the floor in the NBA.

"Making the court bigger, it's an interesting idea and we've actually looked at it," said Kiki Vandeweghe, vice president of Basketball Operations at the NBA. It is worth noting that the court dimensions of the NBA court is already larger than the international standard.

In the NBA, the court measures 94 feet long and 50 feet wide. Whereas, in international play the court measures 91 feet and 10 inches long and 49 feet and 2.5 inches wide. The three point line is already shorter in international play, as discussed above.

Ramifications:

The smaller dimensions overall results in behemoths patrolling the lane and gazelles covering the end to end distance in a few bounds. This also makes for a more visceral experience in international play.