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NBA moves closer to anti-tanking measures with drastic change to draft lottery odds

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The NBA moved closer to a slightly expanded 16-team lottery Tuesday, one that will flatten odds of winning the No. 1 pick and try to deter tanking by drastically lowering the chances of winning for the teams that finish with the three worst records. It would add two teams to the current 14-team lottery structure and incentivizes winning even for teams that aren’t still in the race for play-in or playoff spots. — The remaining 10 teams that miss the playoffs and the play-in would all get three...

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