NBA's Silver Proposes Draft Lottery Changes

0:00From the Daily News Now Network, this is NBA News Today. Subscribe to keep up with every headline, every game. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says the league plans major tweaks to the draft lottery system as early as next season. The goal was to stop teams from tanking on purpose. He made the announcement Friday at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Tanking has become a big problem this year, with teams losing games to chase better draft odds. Silver floated some bold ideas, like picking lottery teams no matter their records. That could mean even a finals winner gets the top pick. But he thinks smaller changes are more likely. Officials are eyeing options like the WMBA model, which mixes the last two seasons records for odds. Fans and teams have mixed feelings about tanking. Some see it as ruining the end of the season. This year, more players than ever got ruled out for rest just to tank. The league already punished the jazz and pacers for shady moves. One fix could target draft pick protections.

1:01Right now those create weird incentives like aiming for the sixth worst record over fifth. Silver wants to smooth that out, so teams stay competitive longer. He stressed the difference between honest rebuilds with young players and real tanking. Legit teams try to win every night. The league is reviewing all these angles to fix the incentives and keep games fair. The Daily News Now is powered by a sponsor. Click in the description. When you need a moment alone, just lay back and listen. S-O-L-L-I-SOLYPILO.COM.