NBA plans to implement tanking crackdown next season
New York Post • • sports
Key Points:
- NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced plans to implement anti-tanking rule changes for the next season, aiming to curb teams deliberately losing games to secure higher draft picks.
- Proposed changes include limiting protections on first-round picks, freezing lottery odds at the trade deadline, preventing teams from securing top-four picks in consecutive years, and extending the lottery to include all play-in teams.
- The crackdown follows recent fines imposed on the Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers for violating the NBA’s player participation policy, signaling the league's commitment to maintaining competitive integrity.
- Silver emphasized the need for “fresh thinking” to address the current draft system, which many believe incentivizes losing, and stated the league is working with its Competition Committee and Board of Governors on further
