Adam Silver via ESPN: "It sounds like we're gonna have a televised draft next year"

Adam Silver previews Live Mode at the 2026 NBA All-Star Technology Summit via NBA

Adam Silver previews POV Mode at the 2026 NBA All-Star Technology Summit via NBA

Austin Ainge in June 2025 on manipulating draft lottery odds You won't see that this year

Adam Silver We have a very young audience and people we're predicting that ratings would go down because our audience wouldn't find the games since they were no longer on cable It's been the exact opposite Our fans are finding those games in record numbers

Kevin O'Connor Potential changes to the NBA Draft that have generated interest at the ownership level include limiting protections after the top 4 amp freezing the lottery standings on an early date mid-year Nothing is set in stone but changes to limit tanking is a key discussion point

Adam Silver on tanking Are we seeing behavior that is worse this year than we've seen in recent memory Yes is my view