US EditionReport: NBA Weighing Three Anti-Tanking Proposals
The NBA presented three draft lottery models including 18 to 22 teams with equal or weighted odds to reduce tanking incentives, aiming for a May vote on changes.
- The NBA presented three comprehensive anti-tanking concepts to its Board of Governors on Wednesday in New York, addressing criticism about teams intentionally losing games to secure top spots in the 2026 Draft.
- Commissioner Adam Silver told the Governors that incentive structures must change after the NBA endured significant criticism this season, saying, "It has business implications, has basketball implications, has integrity implications for the league."
- All three proposals feature a common twist: bringing teams that make the playoffs into the Draft lottery, including a "5 by 5" method with separate drawings for the top five picks and the remaining 13 teams.
- Modifications to each proposal are expected before a formal vote in May, with Governors set to discuss potential impacts with their team leadership groups to assess consequences before the decision.
- Silver insisted "this is a decision that needs to be made at the ownership level," noting that while no obvious solution exists, further changes could emerge in future CBA discussions.
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The Times of Northwest Indiana
St Louis Post-DispatchLeague weighing anti-tanking proposals, according to source
NBA
Bulls coach Billy Donovan discusses the NBA's anti-tanking proposals
OKLAHOMA CITY — Billy Donovan didn’t even get close to reading the fine print. There will be plenty of time for the Bulls coach after the season ends in a few weeksWhat Donovan did know was the NBA presented three different anti-tanking concepts to the board of governors that will now be discussed and broken down, and that the league was looking to add more teams into the lottery process moving forward.The details of those three scenarios and th…
NBA offers three anti-tanking proposals as scrutiny grows
The NBA’s process of finding new ways to deter teams from tanking is currently focused around three separate concepts to change the draft lottery, two people with knowledge of the discussions surrounding the issue told The Associated Press on Friday.
Los Angeles Times
The NBA process to find new ways to deter teams from deliberately losing is currently focusing on three different concepts to change the draft lottery, two people were told by The Associated Press on Friday about the discussions around the issue.
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