US EditionNBA's Adam Silver to consider changing draft lottery, revoking picks to stop teams from tanking
NBA considers draft lottery reforms and draft pick revocations to combat tanking, following $600,000 in fines for teams this season, aiming to protect competitive balance.
- On Saturday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver at Intuit Dome said the league may revoke draft picks and overhaul the lottery after fining the Utah Jazz $500,000 and Indiana Pacers $100,000 last Thursday.
- With incentives misaligned across the league, the NBA faces one of the deepest drafts and growing prediction markets in roughly 80 countries, while fans sometimes root for poor performance to improve draft odds.
- The competition committee is now re‑examining the draft lottery structure to reduce tanking, and Silver said the league will review teams' behavior this season, noting the historic link to building winners.
- The NBA says it is exploring stronger remedies beyond fines, warning teams that tanking betrays fans and must be addressed, Silver said.
- Looking beyond immediate penalties, Silver questioned the 80‑year‑old draft process as the Board of Governors meets next month, advancing expansion talks with Seattle and Las Vegas as top candidates.
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to consider changing draft lottery and revoking picks to stop teams from tanking
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. Silver immediately addressed the hottest topic in NBA circles Saturday in his annual address during All-Star weekend at Intuit Dome, making i…
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NBA's Adam Silver to consider changing draft lottery, revoking picks to stop teams from tanking
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver believes teams are tanking more aggressively this season than the league has ever seen before, 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.
NBA's Adam Silver open to changing draft structure, doesn't rule out taking away picks from tanking teams
After the Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers were both fined six figures for “overt” tanking, NBA commissioner Adam Silver told reporters two days later during All-Star Weekend in Inglewood, California, that the league’s observed worse tanking behavior this season than it’s seen in recent memory. That’s what led to those hefty fines, Silver said at the podium Saturday. Advertisement Advertisement Silver was later asked if more severe punishments, such…
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