RandAlThorFeb 20

NBA plans to enact anti-tanking rules next season, sources say

https://lemmy.ca/post/60721109

NBA plans to enact anti-tanking rules next season, sources say - Lemmy.ca

these concepts have been discussed to curb tanking: First-round draft picks can be protected only for top-four or top-14-plus selections Lottery odds freeze at the trade deadline or a later date No longer allowing a team to pick in the top four in consecutive years and/or after consecutive bottom-three finishes Teams can’t pick in the top four the year after making the conference finals Lottery odds allocated based on two-year records Lottery extended to include all play-in teams Flatten odds for all lottery teams

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I think flattening the odds would be the most effective at curbing tanking, but also might be hardest on bad teams.
Feb 20 at 8:56pmWeb
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I don’t expect it to be flat, but if they’ll make the slope flatter, I think that’s reasonable. Taking this along with making lottery odds based on 2 years record will make it fair, giving poor teams a chance to still have a better chance vs like a Dallas. I also like limiting teams top picks in consecutive years. Spurs were tanking for years and now they got a juggernaut, another dynasty out of nowhere.