NBA's Silver: Bold Move to End Tanking

0:00It's April 27. This is Birmingham News Today, driven by AI, NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver is tackling the league's tanking epidemic head-on. Teams have been gaming the draft lottery to snag-top picks, and Silver is dropping a bowl fix at an upcoming meeting with general managers. The plan expands the lottery to 18 teams, and flattens the odds so the bottom 10 all get an 8% shot at the number 1 pick. Right now, the three worst teams each have a 14% chance at that top spot, with odds dropping off sharply for everyone else. Silver wants the remaining 8 teams to split the left over 20%, making it tougher for any squad to just phone it in for a better lottery. Ticket. Fans and media have caught out this trend for years, and it's hit the league's integrity hard. Take the Utah Jazz in Indiana Pacers. They got slapped with fines for resting stars in ways that screened tanking, basically undermining fair play. This comes as the NBA pushes for competitive balance across all 30 teams.

1:01Officials say the tweak would discourage deliberate losing and keep more squads in the playoff hunt till the end. The board of governors votes on it in May, and if it passes, we see these changes roll out next season, could reshape how teams build from the ground. Up.