Breaking: The NBA's Board of Governors has passed new anti-tanking rules that include expanding the draft lottery from 14 to 16 teams, a relegation zone where the bottom 3 teams get penalized with lessened chances for the No. 1 pick, and flattened odds, sources tell ESPN.
The Washington Wizards will reportedly consider trading down from the No. 1 pick, per @JakeLFischer
“Winger told me directly that the Wizards will at least consider trading down. He insisted that this is ‘not a savior moment’ for Washington given that the franchise just traded for two former All-Stars in Trae Young and Anthony Davis on top of the slew of recent lottery picks it already has accumulated. He added that, in accordance with Wizards general manager Will Dawkins' prospect evaluations, Washington will not rule out a move downward if Dawkins determines there are two or three players that the Wizards are eager to come away with.”
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The NBA has disclosed to its 30 GMs a singular new anti-tanking reform that expands the draft lottery to 16 teams, flattens odds, and have a relegation zone where the bottom 3 teams are penalized with fewer lottery balls for the No. 1 pick.
ESPN details: https://t.co/0Zs1OfktfP
A “heavy front runner” has emerged in draft lottery reform to end tanking, per @sam_amick
- Change the lottery to 18 teams instead of current 14
- Bottom 10 teams have 8% chance of top pick
- Remaining 20% would be divided among the remaining 8 teams
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Per KOC, the idea that Adam Silver was “enthusiastic” about is expanding the lottery to 22 teams and the bottom 3 teams would have slightly lower odds than teams 4-10 to dissuade trying to be at the bottom.
The 22 teams would be:
• 14 non-playoff teams
• 4 play-in losers
• 4 first-round exits
Proposed odds:
• Bottom 3: 5%
• 4–10: 6%
• 11–14: 5%
• 15–16: 4%
• 17–19: 3%
• 20–22: 2%
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The NBA presented three comprehensive anti-tanking concepts to its Board of Governors on Wednesday, with modifications expected to each before a formal vote in May, per ESPN sources.
1. 18 teams in draft lottery (seeds 7-15 in each conference) – flattened odds, with bottom 10 teams having an 8% chance, the remaining 20% odds distributed in decreasing order for 11 through 18, and and a lottery drawing for all 18 picks.
2) 22 teams in lottery using 2-year record (seeds 7-15, plus the four playoff first round exits in both conferences). Lottery teams would reach a minimum win total floor in each season, such as 25 wins. If a team falls short of the floor, it gets slotted to meet the floor. Top 4 drawn as part of lottery, as is currently.
3) 18 teams in a "5 by 5" lottery – bottom 5 teams have equal odds for the top pick, with lottery formed for picks 1-5. Bottom 5 teams have a floor at 10; those that fall out of top 5 get sorted in a separate drawing.
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