(Shams) Three Draft reform plans presented to fix tanking

[tremonthustler1]

The NBA presented three comprehensive anti-tanking concepts to its Board of Governors on Wednesday, with modifications expected to each before a formal vote in May, per ESPN sources.

1) 18 teams in draft lottery (seeds 7-15 in each conference) – flattened odds, with bottom 10 teams having an 8% chance, the remaining 20% odds distributed in decreasing order for 11 through 18, and and a lottery drawing for all 18 picks.

2) 22 teams in lottery using 2-year record (seeds 7-15, plus the four playoff first round exits in both conferences). Lottery teams would reach a minimum win total floor in each season, such as 25 wins. If a team falls short of the floor, it gets slotted to meet the floor. Top 4 drawn as part of lottery, as is currently.

3) 18 teams in a "5 by 5" lottery – bottom 5 teams have equal odds for the top pick, with lottery formed for picks 1-5. Bottom 5 teams have a floor at 10; those that fall out of top 5 get sorted in a separate drawing.

 

[ball15life]

#2 is a little confusing

 

[Inertia Creeps]

Let's "fix" tanking... by giving EIGHTEEN teams, up to and including the fukking 7th seed of each conference, a chance at lottery odds. You'd have top 5 seeded playoff teams throwing games at the tail end of the season depending on how good the draft is if that happened. fukk snake ass Adam Silver

 

[FTBS]

I mean seriously what is wrong with just going back to equal odds for all non playoff teams? The odds shyt is the problem and defeats the purpose that the lottery is supposed to serve.

 

[Po pimp]

I honestly don’t see an issue with how the lottery is set up now. The worst team hasn’t gotten the top pick in about 5 years. Teams choose to tank but don’t get the results they want.

 

[G-Zeus]

win 30 to be elligible for top 3 picks would fix it

 

[tremonthustler1]

I mean seriously what is wrong with just going back to equal odds for all non playoff teams? The odds shyt is the problem and defeats the purpose that the lottery is supposed to serve.

it increases the incentive to be part of that 14 vs being the sacrificial lamb for a first round team.

 

[tremonthustler1]

win 30 to be elligible for top 3 picks would fix it

somebody by default HAS to lose and not everyone is capable of getting to 30 wins. It perpetuates this myth that any team can win 30 games if they just work hard.

 

[KFBF]

I honestly don’t see an issue with how the lottery is set up now. The worst team hasn’t gotten the top pick in about 5 years. Teams choose to tank but don’t get the results they want.

The issue is people say they don't like tanking. NBA doesn want to take bullets for this.

 

[FTBS]

it increases the incentive to be part of that 14 vs being the sacrificial lamb for a first round team.

There is an actual financial incentive for making the playoffs. The whole point of the lottery and issue with tanking is the teams that suck all season on purpose. No one cares about teams tanking out of the playoffs. Teams trying to tank out of the playoffs after being competitive all season >>>> a season long race to the absolute bottom.

 

[FTBS]

somebody by default HAS to lose and not everyone is capable of getting to 30 wins. It perpetuates this myth that any team can win 30 games if they just work hard.

They can. We aint talking 50 wins here.. we talking winning 37% of your games. You don't need a whole lot to do that.

If you make that the rule watch how many teams magically win 30. Its similar to the 65 game rule. Before the rule "Kawhi's body just wont let him play". After the rule "Board man playin"

 

[mson]

What about rewarding the best of the worst teams?

Let's "fix" tanking... by giving EIGHTEEN teams, up to and including the fukking 7th seed of each conference, a chance at lottery odds. You'd have top 5 seeded playoff teams throwing games at the tail end of the season depending on how good the draft is if that happened. fukk snake ass Adam Silver

What did Silver do?

 

[tremonthustler1]

There is an actual financial incentive for making the playoffs. The whole point of the lottery and issue with tanking is the teams that suck all season on purpose. No one cares about teams tanking out of the playoffs. Teams trying to tank out of the playoffs after being competitive all season >>>> a season long race to the absolute bottom.

is there more incentive to making the playoffs today or potentially jumping up in the lottery to add someone who can keep you in the playoffs for most of the next decade?

the only teams who wouldn't make that move are teams who a) owe someone a pick or b) have their core set up and wanna get their guys playoff experience even if it's an ass kicking by the #1 /#2 seed. Portland Trail Blazers? Go for it. Golden State Warriors? think of the bigger picture.


and not for nothing, OKC used to have decent first halves of seasons and then send everyone home and shut everyone down. That's why NBA people would be pissed at how they did it because unlike other teams they probably coulda fought for a spot if they wanted to.

 

[Blackrogue]

Do the ping pongs with the results at the all star break. NO need to prolong it having people continously suck I said at the all star break the same guys at the bottom will be the same guys at the bottom come end of season and i was right. Doing the ping pongs mid season gives them an opportunity to make trades with the next season in mind and more importantly actually now try and be competitive the rest of the season because they have nothing to lose.

We'd be seeing Lauri and JJJ playing, AD would be on the floor... Whatever other system they put people will game it by sucking an entire season for slightly better odds. Make it half a season then release them to fukk with the playoff and play in teams. They'll be so much fukkery right now

 

[SchoolboyC]

I honestly don’t see an issue with how the lottery is set up now. The worst team hasn’t gotten the top pick in about 5 years. Teams choose to tank but don’t get the results they want.

The issue is people say they don't like tanking. NBA doesn want to take bullets for this.

The issue is the gambling companies are pissed about tanking teams messing up parlays and over/unders, and have been putting pressure on the league

And since the league is so in bed with them that the CEO of FanDuel might as well be running the NBA, that’s why they’re about to overcorrect on this “reform” and create a whole new issue