Multiple NBA teams are reportedly ready to submit proposals to Commissioner Adam Silver aimed at fixing the league’s draft system and reducing incentives to lose games, according to ESPN NBA Front Office insider Bobby Marks. The discussions could lead to a major overhaul rather than minor adjustments, with teams seeking ways to reward winning over […] The post NBA teams preparing proposals to curb tanking appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
During his annual media session at NBA All-Star Weekend, commissioner Adam Silver addressed growing concerns around tanking, stating that the issue has reached one of its worst points in recent years. Silver emphasized that the league is actively evaluating ways to discourage teams from intentionally losing games and made it clear that no potential solution […] The post Adam Silver considers changes to stop tanking appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Tanking was a hot topic at Adam Silver’s annual All-Star Weekend press conference, with the commissioner vowing that “every possible remedy” is being considered to curtail the practice, writes Joe Vardon of The Athletic. Silver suggested the solution could involve limiting the number of teams that participate in the lottery each year. It currently includes […]
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver believes teams are tanking more aggressively this season than the league has seen in recent years, and he is considering many possible remedies to ensure real competition, from taking away draft picks to making wholesale changes to the draft and the lottery. Silver immediately addressed the hottest topic in NBA circles Saturday in his annual address during All-Star weekend at Intuit Dome, making it clear that the NBA will do almost anything to make sure its teams ...
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