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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced plans to implement changes to the draft lottery system to curb tanking. The changes aim to prevent teams from intentionally losing to get higher draft picks, an issue that has persisted for decades.
The NBA plans to change its draft lottery system. Commissioner Adam Silver made the announcement after the league's Board of Governors meetings in New York. The goal is to stop teams from tanking, or losing on purpose, to get better draft picks. This has been a problem for decades. The league has tried to fix it before, modifying the lottery system four times since 1985. Silver says the current system is not working and needs to be changed.
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