Winner of the 7-8 Play in will only get 1 ball. All other play in teams will get 2.

Adam Silver also has new powers to adjust odds or take picks to combat tanking.

This passed 29-1 with only the Grizzlies voting against.

  • TAGEnglish
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    8 days ago

    I still don’t understand why the bottom three teams have worse odds than teams 4-10 from the bottom. Is it a measure to insure that teams that tank only tank a little bit? Even with flat odds for the bottom 10, there is no reason for a team not to start winning once they are out of the play-in. They would want to since it is more interesting for fans and helps with player development.

    • mill_city@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      6 days ago

      I agree. If this is successful in preventing tanking, someone still has to finish at the bottom. I guess it’s a slight relief that they can’t drop below 12, but it still feels a bit like kicking a man when he’s down.

    • TrippyFocus@lemmy.mlOPMEnglish
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      8 days ago

      I agree that part is a bit excessive. At best it makes things a bit more competitive for some late season games against bottom teams but feels unnecessary.

      Wouldn’t be surprised if that part is removed in 3 years when they revisit this