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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml to c/nba@lemmy.world

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Winner of the 7-8 Play in will only get 1 ball. All other play in teams will get 2.

Adam Silver also has new powers to adjust odds or take picks to combat tanking.

This passed 29-1 with only the Grizzlies voting against.

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[–] mill_city@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Just want to point out some corrections, at least in my understanding:

16 teams total in the lottery now
Winner of 7/8 game gets no lottery balls and is not a part of the lottery
Loser of 7/8 game gets one ball
9/10 seeds both get two balls
Bottom 3 teams overall get only two balls, but they cannot fall below 12 in the draft
Remaining 7 non-play-in teams get three balls and can pick anywhere from 1-16

Additional restrictions:

Cannot win #1 overall pick in consecutive drafts
Cannot win a top 5 pick in three consecutive drafts
Cannot attach top-12 through top-15 protections to newly traded draft picks
League has expanded authority to reduce a team's odds modify draft positions and/or impose fines in response to tanking