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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Talks Anti-Tanking Options with GMs, AP Sources Say
The NBA will consider changing draft lottery rules, eligibility, and pick protections to reduce tanking after recent fines and criticism, aiming to protect game integrity.
- On Thursday, Commissioner Adam Silver told the league's 30 general managers the NBA plans anti-tanking rule changes for next season, but the league office emphasized nothing is finalized.
- After fines to the Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers, Commissioner Adam Silver said tanking has worsened this year and the league fined the Jazz $500,000 and Pacers $100,000.
- Charania reported that several ideas included freezing draft lottery odds at the trade deadline, protecting first-round picks only for top-four or top-14-plus selections, barring teams from picking top four consecutively, allocating lottery odds on two-year records, extending the lottery to play-in teams, and flattening odds.
- The Board of Governors will likely address proposals next month, affecting conditional picks tied to the Pacers' situation, according to Mike Krzyzewski's recent comments.
- If adopted, proposals would reshape draft incentives, trade protections and late-season strategies by allocating lottery odds on two-year records and extending the lottery to play-in teams.
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NBA plans to implement tanking crackdown next season — here’s what could change
The NBA is ready to do something about tanking. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Thursday that commissioner Adam Silver told NBA general managers that the league plans to implement “anti-tanking rule changes for next season.”
By Tim Reynolds - The NBA is moving forward with hopes of adopting new policies for next season that would give teams far fewer reasons to intentionally throw games, two people with knowledge of the plans said Thursday. Commissioner Adam Silver said last weekend, during the league's All-Star activities, that "every possible solution... to stop this behavior" is on the table. Silver outlined several possible options to the league's general manage…
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver talks anti-tanking options with GMs, AP sources say
The NBA is pushing new rules to cut down on tanking and keep teams trying to win. On Thursday, people familiar with the talks say Commissioner Adam Silver outlines options in a call with general managers.
NBA tanking: Adam Silver told GMs 2026-27 will have anti-tanking rules
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