
NBA Proposes New Lottery System to Crack Down on Tanking: • Lottery expands from 14 → 16 teams Relegation zone (bottom 3 teams) gets fewer odds for No. 1 pick • Teams outside bottom 3 get better lottery odds (3 balls vs 2) • Play-in teams also receive lottery balls (varies by seed) • No team can win No. 1 pick in back-to-back years • No team can get 3 straight top-5 picks Picks 12–15 can no longer be protected • NBA can punish tanking by reducing odds or moving picks • System would run through 2029 (trial period) (Via @ShamsCharania )












