US EditionReport: NBA Thinking Anti-Tanking, Considers Setting Lottery Order ...
The NBA aims to deter roster manipulation and tanking with new draft protections and injury-reporting rules following federal gambling indictments.
- On Friday, the NBA presented anti-tanking proposals at the Board of Governors meeting and rolled out new injury-reporting policies that showed immediate results on Monday.
- Spurred by a gambling scandal and federal indictments, the anti-tanking push follows injury reporting rules linked to bettors and the April 2023 Dallas Mavericks resting players over protected picks.
- Proposals include limiting traded first-round pick protections to the top four or 14 and higher, banning consecutive top-four drafts, and locking lottery order after March 1.
- Critics caution the proposals could push teams between No. 8 and top four to tank earlier than March 1 and encourage middle-ranking teams to pursue gap-year rebuilds.
- Silver, NBA commissioner, frames the debate around parity of opportunity for 30 teams, but league officials warn anti-tanking steps could harm the trade market and hinder worst teams' improvement.
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NY Daily NewsWhy the NBA’s renewed anti-tanking push matters for the Nets
The NBA is once again taking a hard look at tanking, and the timing is no coincidence. As the league continues to deal with the fallout from a gambling scandal that exposed how injury information and late-season lineup decisions can be exploited, officials have begun exploring new ways to remove the incentive to lose on purpose. The focus isn’t on rebuilding teams as a whole, but on the gray areas that allow competitive integrity to erode late i…
NBA Once Again Looking Into Tanking Rules Due To Ongoing Gambling Issues
NBA commissioner Adam Silver Amid several gambling scandals that have cast the league in an ugly light, the NBA is yet again considering altering its rules to discourage teams from tanking for higher draft picks. ESPN’s Shams Charania reports that commissioner Adam Silver has spoken to a number of owners across the league about ways to prevent tanking. The news comes weeks after former Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and former Mia…
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