
NBA Proposes New Lottery System to Crack Down on Tanking: โข Lottery expands from 14 โ 16 teams Relegation zone (bottom 3 teams) gets fewer odds for No. 1 pick โข Teams outside bottom 3 get better lottery odds (3 balls vs 2) โข Play-in teams also receive lottery balls (varies by seed) โข No team can win No. 1 pick in back-to-back years โข No team can get 3 straight top-5 picks Picks 12โ15 can no longer be protected โข NBA can punish tanking by reducing odds or moving picks โข System would run through 2029 (trial period) (Via @ShamsCharania )












