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NBA's Adam Silver to consider changing draft lottery, revoking picks to stop teams from tanking
Adam Silver said fines this week are insufficient and the NBA may revoke draft picks to address worsening tanking and preserve competitive integrity, per the commissioner.
- Nba Commissioner Adam Silver criticized teams for intentionally losing games to improve their draft position, stating that the league will be closely monitoring such behavior.
- Silver acknowledged that Seattle and Las Vegas are leading candidates for Nba expansion, and that the league wants to make a decision on expansion soon.
- Silver expressed concerns about the rise of prediction markets and sports gambling, particularly after Giannis Antetokounmpo's investment in Kalshi, but did not suggest a solution.
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The NBA is looking to prevent intentional loss of games and is announcing a rule change. "Are things worse this season than they have been in the past? From my perspective, yes," league commissioner Adam Silver said at a press conference on the sidelines of the All-Star Game in Inglewood, near Los Angeles.
Commissioner talks tanking, contemplates changing draft | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- NBA Commissioner Adam Silver believes teams are tanking more aggressively this season than the league has seen in recent years, and he is considering many possible remedies to ensure real competition, from taking away draft picks to making wholesale changes to the draft and the lottery.
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