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Reacting to the NBA's 16 Team Lottery Plan
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- Third Apron
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- Apr 29, 2026
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- 3815
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Summary
The NBA is inching closer to reforming the lottery. According to ESPN, it's called the "3-2-1 lottery". It's a radical change that will fundamentally change the lottery system. It'll include: -expanding the lottery to 16 teams -switching from multiple ping pong ball combinations to drawing a single ball to determine each selection -drawing selections for all 16 lottery selections as opposed to 4 -flattened odds where teams in the 4-10 range get three lottery balls (8.1% odds) -a relegation zone where the bottom three teams and 9-10 seeds get two lottery balls (5.4% odds) -loser of the 7-8 games gets 1 lottery ball each (2.7% odds) -no consecutive #1 pick winners, no three-year consecutive in the top 5 -no protecting picks 12-15 -expanded disciplinary anti-tanking measures, including the option to reduce lottery odds and draft position -starts with the 2027 draft and only for three years, so the league can bail on this You can follow Yossi on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/YossiGozlan BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/yossigozlan.bsky.social Salary cap sheets: www.capsheets.com You can follow Sam on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamQuinnCBS Third Apron is available on all podcast providers. Please subscribe, rate, and share if you enjoyed this: https://linktr.ee/yossigozlan You can also access Yossi’s salary cap analysis on his Substack. Subscribe for $7 per month or $50 annually!: https://thirdapron.com