Silver eyes major shake-up to NBA draft lottery to curb tanking
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says the league will pursue substantial changes to the draft lottery next season to curb tanking, including possible moves to decouple the draft order from team records or adopt a straighter lottery, with ideas ranging from a one-ball-per-team system to reversing incentives so the champion could claim the first pick, all aimed at realigning incentives beyond incremental tweaks.