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Old 07-30-2014, 05:25 PM   #554
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NBA considering tweaking the lottery system with one of the big changes being the idea of the worst team no longer having the best odds at winning.

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Originally Posted by ESPN
Though there are several facets and the proposals haven't been finalized, the goal of commissioner Adam Silver is to balance out the lottery odds so the worst team or teams wouldn't have the highest chances of landing the top pick, sources said.

Currently, the team with the worst record has a 25 percent chance of landing the top pick and the team with the fifth-worst record has an 8.8 percent chance of winning it. In a new format, the bottom five or six teams could have an equal chance.
So far just the 76ers have been vocal against it since their rebuilding plans might require several "tanked" seasons to work.
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