{"podcast":{"title":"Third Apron","slug":"third-apron-6939033","podcast_index_feed_id":6939033,"rss_url":"https://rss.amperwave.net/v2/feed/podcorn/14b000e4134348005f21e52ac49cb34e","website_url":"https://thirdapron.com","image_url":"https://images.castfire.com/image/660/0/0/0/0-8314826.jpg","author":"Yossi Gozlan","episode_count":237,"summary":"A fun NBA podcast about transactions and the CBA. Hosted by salary cap analyst Yossi Gozlan and NBA writer Sam Quinn.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T12:20:13.300443+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/third-apron-6939033"},"episode":{"title":"Reacting to the NBA's 16 Team Lottery Plan","slug":"reacting-to-the-nba-s-16-team-lottery-plan","published_at":"2026-04-29T06:50:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/third-apron-6939033/reacting-to-the-nba-s-16-team-lottery-plan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/third-apron-6939033","url":"https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8345037_2026-04-29-061237","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/serve.castfire.com/audio/8345037/8345037_2026-04-29-061237.128.mp3?rssID=5203","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","meta_description":"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 chan…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3815,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/third-apron-6939033/episodes/reacting-to-the-nba-s-16-team-lottery-plan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/third-apron-6939033/reacting-to-the-nba-s-16-team-lottery-plan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}