Gregg
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Think like an Austrian. Gamble like a Texan. https://t.co/vk6RUCX5qr
The NBA presented three comprehensive anti-tanking concepts to its Board of Governors on Wednesday, with modifications expected to each before a formal vote in May, per ESPN sources. 1. 18 teams in draft lottery (seeds 7-15 in each conference) – flattened odds, with bottom 10 teams having an 8% chance, the remaining 20% odds distributed in decreasing order for 11 through 18, and and a lottery drawing for all 18 picks. 2) 22 teams in lottery using 2-year record (seeds 7-15, plus the four playoff first round exits in both conferences). Lottery teams would reach a minimum win total floor in each season, such as 25 wins. If a team falls short of the floor, it gets slotted to meet the floor. Top 4 drawn as part of lottery, as is currently. 3) 18 teams in a "5 by 5" lottery – bottom 5 teams have equal odds for the top pick, with lottery formed for picks 1-5. Bottom 5 teams have a floor at 10; those that fall out of top 5 get sorted in a separate drawing.
solution to tanking: everyone except the 2 teams in the finals are eligible for the lottery. the odds peak in the 15th-16th overall seeds and go down *in both directions* from there. this means the team that loses in the conference finals has the same odds as the 2nd worst record int he league. the premise here is that ANY team, no matter how small the market, if managed even at average levels, can get to the 8-10th seeds in their conference. that should be the goal. competitiveness should be rewarded. and at the top, you won't see teams lose on purpose in the conference finals to gain a tiny chance at the #1 pick. fixed.
I bailed out Barron from a crypto fraud scheme at the First Family’s request; he grifted anyway. I helped keep Lutnick out of Treasury; his firm’s raking it in. I set up the Tucker-Fuentes interview to elevate anti-Israel / anti-war voices; we’re invading Iran. I tried. 🤷♂️
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was abruptly pulled from a live interview after being told “the President wants you right away.” After returning, his voice was noticeably shaken.
