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NBA Teams Face Incentive Issues in Draft Lottery

Updated 2026-05-11 13:35 UTC 1 source Negative

Several NBA teams are accused of deliberately losing games to improve their draft lottery chances. New proposals aim to address this issue, which has raised concerns about the integrity of the league.

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Scientific American

Tanking is ruining NBA basketball. Can math save it?

Several teams appeared to spend the second half of the U.S. professional basketball season losing games on purpose for a better chance at a high draft pick. New ideas propose to fix this incentive problem

2026-05-11 12:55 UTC