Tanking Rule Changes Are Coming Next Season. Here Are the Seven Proposals.
Sports Illustrated • • sports
Key Points:
- The NBA is intensifying efforts to combat tanking, with recent fines imposed on the Jazz and Pacers for players sitting out games deemed necessary by the league.
- Commissioner Adam Silver acknowledged the current anti-tanking measures are ineffective and announced upcoming rule changes to be implemented by next season.
- Potential rule changes include limiting protected first-round picks, freezing lottery odds at the trade deadline, restricting consecutive top-four picks, and extending the lottery to include all play-in teams.
- These proposed adjustments aim to discourage teams from intentionally losing games late in the season and prevent strategic tanking around the play-in tournament.
- The NBA is moving from discussion to action, signaling significant modifications to the draft lottery system could be introduced soon.
