NBA owners set to vote on new anti-tanking lottery proposals this week. How will that impact trades?
NBA owners are set to vote on new anti-tanking lottery proposals this week. The proposed changes aim to flatten the odds of the lottery and expand it to 16 teams, which could impact the trading of first-round picks. Executives express concerns that these changes will complicate future trades involving star players.
- ▪The new lottery proposal is a modified version of the '3-2-1' format.
- ▪Team executives predict that first-round picks will be harder to trade under the new rules.
- ▪In 2027, 14 teams have already traded away control of their first-round picks.
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