NBA draft lottery: League reportedly planning anti-tanking proposal that punishes bottom 3 teams
yahoo - 4/29/2026 12:22:35 AM - GMT (+2 )
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yahoo - 4/29/2026 12:22:35 AM - GMT (+2 )
The NBA has settled on a plan to fight tanking after one of the most tanking-filled regular seasons in recent memory, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
The league has reportedly informed its 30 general mangers of a new plan that will, among other things, expand the draft lottery to 16 teams (from 14), penalize the league’s bottom three teams and simplify lottery odds down to whether a team gets one, two or three ping-pong balls.
The framework reportedly has the support from a majority of teams, though minor modifications could be made before the proposal is put forward for an owners vote on May 28.
This article will be updated with more information.
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