NBA’s Proposed Anti-Tank Rules Could Harm Portland Trail Blazers
Blazer's Edge • • sports
Key Points:
- One proposal suggests giving the worst 10 teams an equal 8 percent chance at the No. 1 pick, with the remaining odds evenly split among teams ranked 11th to 18th worst.
- Another plan involves a lottery for the first five picks, where the five worst teams share equal odds for a top-five pick, followed by a second lottery for picks 6-18; the worst teams could not fall below 10th if they miss the top five.
- A third proposal expands the lottery to include Play-In losers and first-round playoff losers, ranking teams based on combined records over the past two seasons with a mandatory minimum win threshold applied to each season.
- The minimum wins rule would adjust a team's record upward if they fall below the set threshold, such as counting an 18-win season as 20 wins for lottery odds calculation.
