Complete history of the NBA Draft Lottery: Four decades of tanking, the efforts to stop it and what's next
The 42nd NBA Draft Lottery is coming this Sunday, with the Pacers, Wizards, Jazz, and Nets hoping to secure top picks. The NBA is fine-tuning a proposal to address tanking, following multiple format changes since the lottery's introduction.
The NBA Draft Lottery is set to take place this Sunday for the 42nd time, with several teams vying for top picks. The event has a contentious history, with the league struggling to balance competitive fairness and the incentive for teams to tank. The NBA has drafted players for 76 years and has frequently changed its draft format. The current system is being reformed again to address tanking, which has become a full-blown epidemic. The league introduced the draft lottery to prevent teams from deliberately losing to secure top picks. The NBA is currently fine-tuning a proposal to address tanking, following multiple format changes since 1984.
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