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PS the Irving draft was rigged.Comment -
NBA is putting an end to that tanking shit. There won't be much of an incentive to do it next year.
From Espn:
The team with the worst record will have a 25 percent chance of landing the No. 1 pick in this year's NBA draft.
Starting with the 2019 draft, the three teams with the worst records will share a 14 percent chance of getting the No. 1 pick, a move intended to lessen the incentive to lose at the end of the season.Comment -
the success of 76ers this year is gonna further fuel the tanking processComment -
It’s taken years and years and years for the Philadelphia 76ers to be good never forget thatComment -
I fuking hate the Clippers
this bucks clippers game looks rigged as shit
Lou Williams, Austin Rivers, Deandre Jordan, Doc Rivers...suck a dickComment -
How does a NBA playoff team like the Bucks just choke away the game like this? Sick of betting this shit leagueComment -
League is so fuking rigged
4th qtr meltdowns by away teams
Home teams make every 3 pointer in the last few minutes total Bull shitComment -
Lou Wiliams flopping that skeletor looking assholeComment -
The NBA needs to have separate standings for non-playoff teams for the last 30 games. Make any non-playoff team that wins the most of those 30 games the #1 overall pick. Screw tanking!Comment -
Because other NBA Gms are willing to trade Demarcus cousins for those "potential" scraps. Because being middle of the road in the NBA is literally the worst position to be in in sportsComment -
This coming from someone who thinks the NBA draft is terribly overrated because of weak one and done prospects drafted off what they might be by the time their contracts are up in time to head to a big marketComment -
There’s a lot of emphasis on TANKING but also some teams just fukking suck without really having to try too hard.Comment -
For the 2019 season why doesn't the NBA select the worst 8 teams in the league and have them compete for the top 8 draft picks, that way there is no incentive to lose. I would say suns, Memphis,hawks,bulls, mavs, kings, magic, Knicks, would battle it out, there is a clear cut bottom 8Comment -
Maybe they need a relegation system like in Euro soccer
Bottom 3 teams get relegated and the top D league teams get promoted and of course are able to acquire the best players from the relegated teams
I would love to see the Fort Wayne Mad Ants play the Cleveland Cavs
Yeah I know the D league is the minor league affiliate of the NBA but I'm sure something can be worked outComment -
They should have every team have the same percentage chance of winning the 1st pick. Do a lottery with all 30 teams doing draft order 1-30 with all teams having the same percentage chance of winning. It doesn't matter if the best team gets the 1st pick. The rich get richer.Comment -
Hawks tanked this game against the Heat late in the 4th and made it way too obviousComment -
If the NBA had relegation no one would be tanking.Comment -
After a 12-5 start, the Grizzlies‘ season has taken an unfortunate turn, with the team having lost 17 of its last 23 games, including the last six in a row. Memphis is now tied for 13th in the West, 3.5 games back of the eighth seed, which creates an interesting dilemma for the organization as next month’s trade deadline nears.
The Grizzlies owe their 2019 first-round pick to the Celtics, but that pick is top-eight protected, meaning Memphis will hang onto it if it ends up at No. 8 or better. Currently, the Grizzlies are tied for the ninth-worst record in the NBA. If Memphis’ struggles continue, it might be in the franchise’s best long-term interests to prioritize keeping its draft pick for next season rather than attempting to push for the No. 8 seed.
As David Cobb of The Memphis Commercial Appeal relays, general manager Chris Wallace was noncommittal when asked if the Grizzlies expect to convey that first-round pick to Boston this year or potentially keep it: “We’ll see where the season takes us at this point in time. We still have half a season to go. We’ll be prepared for either eventuality.”
Memphis is in a tough spot, since bottoming out and hanging onto that 2019 first-round pick wouldn’t necessarily guarantee that the team eventually sends the Celtics a less favorable pick. That first-rounder will become top-six protected in 2020 and unprotected in 2021 if it’s not conveyed in ’19, Cobb notes.Comment
