The NBA Board of Governors voted 29-1 to implement significant draft lottery reforms, expanding the lottery from 12 to 16 teams and adopting a new 3-2-1 system that reduces the odds of the bottom teams securing the No. 1 pick. This change, aimed at discouraging tanking, gives the worst teams only a 5.4% chance of the top pick, contrasting with traditional practices in other North American sports. The Memphis Grizzlies opposed the reform, as it affects a draft pick owed to them by the Utah Jazz. As teams adapt to this new system, the implications for trading and team strategies will be profound.
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