NBA Pledges to End Tanking
newser.com • • sports
Key Points:
- NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that the league plans to change its draft process to combat tanking before the next season, following discussions at the board of governors meeting.
- Tanking, where teams deliberately lose to improve draft odds, remains a complex issue with no consensus on solutions yet, according to Silver.
- Silver emphasized the challenge of distinguishing between legitimate team rebuilding and tanking, acknowledging ongoing efforts to address the problem.
- The NBA recently fined the Utah Jazz $500,000 and the Indiana Pacers $100,000 for behavior prioritizing draft position over winning.
- A special board meeting is expected in May to finalize decisions on changes to the draft and lottery system.
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