On Tuesday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported what is currently the most concrete NBA Draft reform — designed by the league to combat tanking, which has been a major subject of discussion in 2025-26 season. The NBA has disclosed to its 30 GMs a singular new anti-tanking reform that expands the draft lottery to 16 teams, flattens odds, and have a relegation zone where the bottom 3 teams are penalized with fewer lottery balls for the No. 1 pick. ESPN details: https://t.co/0Zs1OfktfP — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 28, 2026 The newest proposal — one that seems to have the most traction so far — is centered around moving the lottery to 16 teams , in addition to continuing to flatten the odds and create a “relegation zone” which will lessen the odds of the bottom-three teams, thus promoting winning.…