OT Adam Silver Warns Teams About Tanking, Says NBA Will Closely Monitor Their Play (2 Viewers)

[tlongII]

I don't think players  ever tank, so  they don't need to be iincentivized not to.

Uh…have you seen the betting scandals currently being litigated?

 

[BigGameDamian]

just base it on record. most wins get the top pick. tanking solved.

It’s not a bad idea. The team that has the most wins in the lottery gets the top pick and you just do the lottery backwards. No more ping pong balls or anything.

 

[Pinwheel1]

It’s not a bad idea. The team that has the most wins in the lottery gets the top pick and you just do the lottery backwards. No more ping pong balls or anything.

Then they would probably tank the play in games to make sure they make the lottery.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Then they would probably tank the play in games to make sure they make the lottery.

Well you could freeze the standings at march 31. Or just end the season for the playoffs teams/play in teams. Beginning April 1 the lottery teams play for there pick.

 

[Everything Beagle]

Kill the odds curve, just pure chance for picks 1-32. All teams get equal chances. Worst to best record for the second round.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Who cares if OKC has the same odds as SAC???? Either one can get lucky and land a top pick. Having a bad record no longer matters. That is the important thing. No more tanking. Who cares if a good team gets another good pick, it really doesn't matter. The point is is that it gives all teams equal odds. If a good team gets a good pick, there's just as much chance that a bad team will also get a good pick in the same year. It's not going to kill the league if a good team gets a good player. They get good players anyways in different ways.

It is absolutely bonkers to think a team like the 72-10 Jordan Bulls should have the same odds as a team that can barely win 20 games.

If the Jordan Bulls won the #1 pick in 1996 and had their pick of AI, Kobe, Marcus Camby etc that would have been interesting.

League parity is what makes things interesting.