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NBA Reportedly Eying Seismic new Anti-Tanking Proposal
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NBA Reportedly Eying Seismic new Anti-Tanking Proposal

SI Feed·Derek Parker·about 1 month ago
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The NBA has committed to cracking down on tanking in recent months, seeing meeting after meeting dedicated to squashing losing efforts that wracked the 2025-26 season. Commissioner Adam Silver has led the efforts, evaluating three different anti-tanking proposals, with Silver reportedly saying in a Monday call :” “You should assume for next season your only incentive will be to win games.” Per a Tuesday update from ESPN’s Shams Charania , the NBA has disclosed to the 30 General Managers a new anti-tanking draft lottery reform, deeming it the “3-2-1 lottery.” This is now the fourth proposal, despite one clawing its way to the front over the last few weeks .  The “3-2-1 lottery” would expand the lottery from 14 teams to 16, flattening odds and creating a relegation zone, where the bottom three teams will be penalized with fewer lottery balls for the No.…

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