You are made the ultimate commissioner over all 4 major professional leagues. You are required to reduce each league to 24 then realign the leagues. Presume that you are satisfied as to "why." Who do remove and how do you align the remaining teams?

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NFL

Remove: Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Chargers, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans

AFC
Central: Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers
East: Atlanta Falcons, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
West: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, New Orleans Saints

NFC
Central: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings
East: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders
West: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks

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NHL

Remove: Arizona Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators, Ottawa Senators, Seattle Kraken, Winnipeg Jets

Eastern
Atlantic: Carolina Hurricanes, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals
Metro: Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs
Northeast: Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers

Western
Central: Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, St. Louis Stars
Northwest: Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks
Pacific: Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, Vegas Golden Knights

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MLB

Remove: Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays

AL
Central: Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays
East: Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Washington Nationals
West: Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers

NL
Central: Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
East: Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies
West: Arizona Diamondbacks, Las Vegas Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants

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NBA

Remove: Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans Pelicans, Orlando Magic, Sacramento Kings

Eastern
Atlantic: Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards
Midwest: Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves

Western
Pacific: Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz
Southwest: Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs

MLB:

Eliminated: TOR, CHW, LAA, OAK, WSH, SD

AL
East: BAL, BOS, NYY, PIT
Central: CLE, DET, MIN, TB
West: KC, SF, SEA, TEX
NL
East: ATL, MIA, NYM, PHI
Central: CHC, CIN, MIL, STL
West: ARI, COL, HOU, LAD

NBA:

Eliminated: DAL, LAC, NO, SAC, TOR, WSH

OKC sent back to SEA

East
Northeast: BOS, BKN, CHI, CLE, DET, NY
Southeast: ATL, CHA, IND, MIA, ORL, PHI
West
Mountain West: DEN, HOU, MEM, MIL, MIN, SA
Pacific West: GS, LAL, PHX, POR, SEA, UTAH

NFL:

Eliminated: NYJ, CIN, JAX, LAC, WSH, MIN, CAR, ARI

AFC
East: BAL, BUF, MIA, NE
Central: CLE, IND, PIT, TEN
West: DEN, HOU, KC, LAR
NFC
East: DET, NYG, PHI, TB
Central: ATL, CHI, GB, NO
West: DAL, LV, SF, SEA

NHL:

Eliminated: ANA, ARI, CBJ, FLA, NSH, NYI, OTT, SEA

East
Northeast: BOS, BUF, DET, MTL, NYR, TOR
Southeast: CAR, NJ, NYI, PIT, PHI, TB, WSH
West
Central: CHI, COL, DAL, MIN, STL, WPG
Pacific: CGY, EDM, VGK, LA, SJ, VAN

NBA

Teams nuked: TOR, ORL, MILW, SAC, SA, OKC

NEW ALIGNMENT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

ATLANTIC

BOSTON
BROOKLYN
NYK
PHILLY
WASHINGTON
MIAMI

CENTRAL

CHARLOTTE
CLEVELAND
INDIANA
ATLANTA
CHICAGO
DETROIT

WESTERN CONFERENCE

MIDWEST DIVISION

MINNESOTA
MEMPHIS
NO
DALLAS
HOUSTON
DENVER

PACIFIC DIVISION

UTAH
PHOENIX
LAL
LAC
GSW
PORTLAND

MLB TEAMS NUKED: TB, LV (OAK), KC, ARIZONA, SD, MIL

NEW ALIGNMENT

AL EAST

BOSTON
NYY
TORONTO
BALTIMORE
DETROIT
CLEVELAND

AL WEST

MINNESOTA
CWS
HOUSTON
TEXAS
SEATTLE
LAA

NL EAST

NYM
PHILLY
PITTSBURGH
WASHINGTON
ATLANTA
MIAMI

NL WEST

CHC
ST LOUIS
CINCY
COLORADO
SAN FRANCISCO
LOS ANGELES

NFL TEAMES NUKED: JAX, INDY, CINCY, BUFFALO, LV, ARIZONA, GB, TB

NEW ALIGNMENT

AFC EAST

NEW ENGLAND
NYJ
PITTSBURGH
BALTIMORE
CLEVELAND
MIAMI

AFC WEST

CAROLINA
KC
TENNESSEE
HOUSTON
DENVER
LAC

NFC EAST

NYG
WASHINGTON
PHILLY
DETROIT
ATLANTA
CHICAGO

NFC WEST

DALLAS
SAN FRANCISCO
LAR
MINNESOTA
NEW ORLEANS

NHL TEAMS NUKED: FLORIDA, CAROLINA, COLUMBUS, NASHVILLE, ARIZONA, SJ, CALGARY, VEGAS

NEW ALIGNMENT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

ATLANTIC

BOSTON
TAMPA
TORONTO
BUFFALO
DETROIT
MONTREAL
OTTAWA

METRO

NYR
NYI
NJ
PHILLY
PITTSBURGH
WASHINGTON

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CENTRAL

COLORADO
DALLAS
WINNIPEG
MINNESOTA
CHICAGO
ST LOUIS

PACIFIC

VANCOUVER
SEATTLE
EDMONTON
COLORADO
LOS ANGELES
ANAHEIM

Eliminated: Bills, Jets, Chargers, Saints, Jaguars, Chiefs, Bengals, Titans

NFC East: Giants, Eagles, Redskins, Cowboys
NFC Central: Lions, Bears, Packers, Vikings
NFC West: Seahawks, 49ers, Rams, Cardinals

AFC East: Patriots, Ravens, Steelers, Browns
AFC Central: Panthers, Falcons, Buccaneers, Dolphins
AFC West: Raiders, Broncos, Texans, Colts