New rules prevent teams from receiving top-five picks in three consecutive drafts. This change negatively impacts a future ...

Lottery" proposal expands the event to 16 teams, flattens odds of winning the No. 1 pick and will try to deter teams from tanking by lowering lottery chances for teams that have the worst records.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver made it no secret he wanted the league to make sweeping changes in an effort to eliminate tanking. On Thursday, NBA owners followed through on that directive. The owners ...

Last year's NBA draft lottery was rigged (my editors say I have to say *has been accused of being rigged*, but c'mon). This year's wasn't. And it is public knowledge that the draft process is going to ...

Washington Wizards' John Wall, left, and NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum, pose for photos after Tatum announced that the Wizards had won the first pick in the NBA basketball draft lottery in ...

A complete history of the NBA draft process ahead of the 2026 draft on Tuesday, June 23.

The NBA made a drastic move on May 28, approving a new draft lottery system that will take effect beginning next season. According to ESPN, the league's Board of Governors approved the changes by a 29 ...