Adam Silver says NBA monitoring 'serious' tanking issue, claims they considered introducing relegation

[FTBS]

this shyt was happening routinely in the 70's and 80's where the likes of the celtics and lakers kept having the top pick. like how the lakers have the #1 pick when they were competitve prior to magic's arrival?

then they got the #1 pick again for worthy despite already having won multiple rings in the previous 3 or 4 seasons.

same goes for the celtics. they got a top pick to grab mchale despite them having bird and already being very good. it's ridiculous.

Celtics dynasty would continued into the 90s if #2 pick Bias aint OD.

 

[FTBS]

LA got the Jazz’s 1979 1st round pick in a trade. They got Cleveland’s 1982 first round pick in a 1979 trade. I think 4 years in a row Cleveland traded their 1st round pick away so the league rewrote the rules on that so teams can’t screw themselves because of it.

Stepien Rule. Ishbia tryna get him a rule

 

[tremonthustler1]

The funny thing is that whoever drafts Flagg is guaranteed to not win a title with him on it unless they already have a #1 pick there (in other words, Cooper can't even dream about a ring unless he's paired up with Zion or Wemby)

 

[Peruvian Connect]

The only realistic way to stop tanking is to award more ping pong balls for winning. It serves no purpose to intentionally lose if you lower your odds of winning.

 

[tremonthustler1]

The only realistic way to stop tanking is to award more ping pong balls for winning. It serves no purpose to intentionally lose if you lower your odds of winning.

the Hawks won the lottery last year with 3% odds.

Houston got a top 3 pick with only a 1.5% shot of winning it all.


Instead of everyone being happy and impressed that the processed actually gave a different result than normal, fans just lamented that this wasn't the year for it.

OKC was doing this 2-3 years ago and everyone crucified them. Dudes out here crying about how Shai don't deserve this . Now they're the model franchise for how you should build a contender. NBA media fantasizing over how many firsts they got.

 

[MikelArteta]

The funny thing is that whoever drafts Flagg is guaranteed to not win a title with him on it unless they already have a #1 pick there (in other words, Cooper can't even dream about a ring unless he's paired up with Zion or Wemby)

when raptors get flagg we byke!!

 

[FTBS]

The NBA relies on star power more than a league like the NFL. If Chase, Jefferson, Barkley, or other stars are out for a game, people will still tune in and watch, AND pay for tickets.

Many buy NBA tickets to see the stars. When they are not in the lineup and it’s not known well ahead of time, fans become pissed ofc because of how much they spent on tickets and never know what to expect in terms of who is playing.

And we talking 8/9 games for a game people like and understand vs 41 games for a game they don't.

 

[who_better_than_me]

Which team is tanking that you think should be trying their hardest to win 30 games?

If I’m a Philly fan I’d much rather tank a lost season than try to maybe get the 10 seed in the play in then lose your pick to OKC

Yeah when a team has protection over your picks, I feel like you have the right to tank over losing both your playoffs right and your draft rights

 

[VegetasHairline]

when raptors get flagg we byke!!

The best white American prospect since Larry Bird isn't playing in Canada.

 

[tremonthustler1]

when raptors get flagg we byke!!

you're gonna get Maluach and like it.

 

[SchoolboyC]

when raptors get flagg we byke!!

Nah y’all getting Ace

I need to see what an offense with him, RJ & Ingram looks like

 

[GoldenGlove]

Whenever there's a perceived generational talent, this will be how the end of seasons look for a lot of teams with a lottery system in place.

 

[CarltonJunior]

The funny thing is that whoever drafts Flagg is guaranteed to not win a title with him on it unless they already have a #1 pick there (in other words, Cooper can't even dream about a ring unless he's paired up with Zion or Wemby)

If the giannis to brooklyn smoke is real, maybe they have a snowballs chance

 

[Nero Christ]

I don’t even feel like Flagg will have the kind of impact to warrant this unlike Wemby

 

[tremonthustler1]

If the giannis to brooklyn smoke is real, maybe they have a snowballs chance

check the lottery history.


It's one of the more interesting facts. It's mostly selling hope and season tickets, which you can do with most top 5 picks, only picks 2-5 actually stand a chance at winning a ring with those guys.