The NBA introduced a new half-measure to fix tanking
The NBA's new plan to fix tanking is to just punish bad teams.
The best way for the NBA to fix tanking is to get rid of the draft. Because that'll never happen, the league introduced a new proposal to encourage competition, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Tuesday. The league was previously considering a proposal that would've expanded the draft lottery to 18 teams and flattened odds for the bottom 10, which was an awful idea .
Apparently, the NBA came to its senses on that one because the latest proposal to GMs is completely different. Unfortunately, it might be worse. The new system, named the "3-2-1 lottery," would expand the lottery from 14 to 16 teams and utilize a relegation system to penalize the bottom three teams with fewer lottery balls for the No.
1 pick. Here's a quick breakdown: Bottom 3 teams: 2 lottery balls each (can't fall below No. 12 pick) Bottom 4-10 teams: 3 lottery balls each No.
9 & 10 seeds in each conference: 2 lottery balls each No. 7 & 8 seeds in each conference: 1 lottery ball each Additionally, no team would be able to win the No. 1 pick in consecutive years or win three consecutive top-five picks.