Adam Silver Reveals New Lottery Rules Would Allow NBA to Change Draft Order to Punish Tanking Teams
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The NBA’s Board of Governors will vote on new draft lottery rules later this month. | David Banks-Imagn Images
What will likely be the final version of this NBA draft lottery setup took place on Sunday. With lottery reforms set to be voted on (and expected to be passed) later this month it’s all but certain last weekend was the last time we’ll see a lottery draw in which the worst three teams had the best odds to land the top pick. Perhaps fittingly, it worked as intended for the first time in a while; the Wizards won the first pick after finishing the regular season with the worst record.
