Adam Silver discusses his worries for the lottery process and tanking: "As a response to the strategy that the 76ers took, we changed the draft lottery so beginning next year the odds of getting the 1st pick move from 25% to 14%... but teams have now take

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

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

Adam Silver Its not what the fans want although my caveat is and teams are in a difficult place because many of you have written the worst place to be is a middle of the road team and either be great or be bad because that will help you with the draft

Smith A handful of NBA teams are pushing for changes to the expansion draft rules that would allow them to protect more than 8 players on their roster While other teams are advocating for rule changes that would make it possible for a team to lose up to two players in a draft instead of just one

Bill Simmons questions whether Adam Silver is right person to lead NBA