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.
imo, this is worse than the rule itself
everyone knew the rule coming into the season, enforce it as it was laid out, then adjust it going into next year
Doncic missed 2 games in December due to the birth of his child abroad and Cunningham had a collapsed lung. Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards filed a challenge as well and his case was advanced to an independent arbitrator, but was denied and is not eligible for awards, sources said.
The NBA just had its best three year attendance stretch of all-time:
— 22.18M fans
— 18,108 fans per game
— 97% arena capacity
— 11 teams with sell out seasons
Ignore the noise. The league is growing.
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.
No goal posts being moved.
Wemby is consistent with his love for the game, so we know his tears are authentic
- Carrying France in the Olympics
- Talking sht to Chet
- Trying in the All Star Game
Sacramento Kings GM Scott Perry shoots down the notion of tanking and says, "That phrase isn't even in our vocabulary."
"You're not going to see a team that is going out there and trying to lose these final 30 games. Absolutely not."
The Pelicans reportedly believe they have a playoff roster and are not interested in trading their core players, per @HPbasketball
“Still, sources around the league has said the message they get from the Pelicans is they believe they have a playoff roster they just need the right combination of coaching and development to unlock it.”
(Via https://t.co/MTyP3FEIAy)
“The Kings are the definition of a Jonathan Kuminga team. They get their young guy. They can groom him. They have money to pay him… I think he is their guy.”
- Chandler Parsons 👀
(via @RunItBackFDTV)
👀 Keep an eye on this…
I’m hearing there’s real buzz around the league that Sabonis is MOST LIKELY getting dealt to the Toronto Raptors🇨🇦
This would be a franchise-altering move for us. How we feeling about this?