The NBA draft anti-tanking plan no one is talking about
NBA analysts say not all drafts are equal. Some have Tim Duncan or AJ Dybantsa. Others have Michael Olowokandi.
A good plan must work every year
The 2026 NBA draft is two months away. BYU star AJ Dybantsa is the likely No. 1 pick.
Now that the NBA regular season has ended, we can see which teams ended up at the bottom of the standings, all while Adam Silver and the league wrestle with how to create a better, stronger anti-tanking plan. This is a discussion which is both familiar and frustrating. Let's try to make sense of it, keeping in mind the always-changing realities of college basketball and how the college game shapes each year's draft.
Not all NBA draft situations are equal NBA analysts say this, and they're right: Not all drafts are equal. Some give Tim Duncan, AJ Dybantsa, Zion Williamson, LeBron James, Dwight Howard, or Derrick Rose as a No. 1 pick.
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