Charles Barkley offers his solution to NBA tanking problem
Awful Announcing • • sports
Key Points:
- Charles Barkley proposes that NBA teams with a losing record (.500 or below) should be prohibited from raising ticket prices for the following season, aiming to protect fans and incentivize teams to perform better.
- To address tanking, Barkley suggests each lottery team should receive only one ping pong ball, equalizing the odds and reducing the advantage of having the worst record.
- Barkley also recommends eliminating protected draft picks in trades, preventing teams from manipulating draft outcomes and simplifying the draft process for fans.
- These ideas come amid growing concerns over widespread tanking in the NBA and ongoing discussions by the league and commissioner Adam Silver to implement reforms as early as next season.
- The NBA currently allows complex pick protections in trades, unlike
