Silver Backs 3-2-1 Draft Reform as NBA Targets 16-Team Europe League by 2027-28
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 4
Silver Backs 3-2-1 Draft Reform as NBA Targets 16-Team Europe League by 2027-28
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 4
Summary
A third of the NBA engaged in tanking this season, Silver said, calling that surge the key reason owners quickly approved the new 3-2-1 draft lottery reform.
Silver said the league fined Utah $500,000 and Indiana $100,000 in February and argued the new system leaves "no incentive to be bad."
A 16-team NBA Europe remains on schedule for 2027-28, with bids due this month and franchise awards expected in the fall amid what Silver called record interest.
Seattle and Las Vegas expansion talks are still active, though Silver said adding teams is not guaranteed and a decision should come by year-end.
Silver also said he is not ready to change the 65-game awards rule and wants the Clippers' Aspiration investigation resolved urgently but correctly by an independent law firm.