The NBA's new '3-2-1 lottery' proposal penalizes tanking to the bottom. It's about time
The draft relegation zone is about to make the bottom of the standings an uncomfortable place to live.
The NBA has proposed an anti-tanking lottery system called “ the 3-2-1 lottery . ” In this new concept, the lottery would expand from 14 to 16 teams, flatten chances at the top overall pick, and feature all 16 picks chosen in the lottery. Here is how lottery balls would be distributed in tiers with the odds at the top pick: # of teams Lottery balls % Odds at No.
1 Three worst records 3 2 5. 4% Rest of non play-in teams 7 3 8. 1% 9th and 10th play-in seeds 4 2 5.
4% Losers of 7 vs. 8 play-in games 2 1 2. 7% Play-in teams would be involved under this proposal.
The two losers of the 7-seed vs. 8-seed matchups would receive one ball (2. 7% odds).
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