Adam Silver on ‘Tanking’: ‘There is no perfect solution’

he says Adam Silver NBA has no serious tanking problems since previous solution to current phenomenon Victor Wenbanyama They partially relaxed their annual race to become the worst team in the league and pick the best odds in the annual draft lottery. Changes introduced in recent years include lower odds for the worst teams, play with Contending for playoffs improved ostensible problems tanking, In the opinion of the Commissioner.

“You’re playing a 14% chance of getting the first pick. It’s data, not myth. So 14% is much better than 1% or no chance.” No team can benefit from being the worst in the competition. ” Comment Silver in intervention ESPNSince 2019, the NBA has changed its probability distribution system. This means that three of his worst records in the tournament have the same odds of being number one. 4th and 5th he is over 10%.

What the Commissioner says is true, but being one of the five worst balance sheets in the competition for the 2022-2023 season means they have a 10% or more chance of winning the best player project of the last 20 years. There can be no doubt. , is a very sweet candy. “There is no perfect solution, but the draft is the right way to rebuild the league.“We didn’t come up with a better system,” the executive admits.

controversy over tanking The shame of some teams, though it’s still too early to pinpoint it, has come to put a system of promotion and relegation in competition on the table. He admits that it would be very difficult to implement in a league like: “In other leagues, being last in the standings is very bad for the team’s health, so it forces competition. I was not very serious when I talked about descendants, Because it doesn’t make sense to send NBA teams to the G League and G League teams to the NBA instead of a system like European football. “