\u00a0<\/strong>Flattened Odds and Draft Relegation:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0Each team participating in the Draft Lottery will receive three, two or one lottery ball for the drawing.\u00a0 Teams that do not qualify for the NBA Playoffs or NBA Play-In Tournament will receive three lottery balls each, except that \u2013 to provide an increased incentive to win \u2013 the teams with the three worst records will be \u201cdraft relegated\u201d and lose one of their lottery balls.\u00a0 The No. 9 and No. 10 Play-In seeds in each conference will receive two lottery balls each, while the losers of the No. 7 vs. No. 8 Play-In games in each conference will receive one lottery ball each.<\/p>\n Lottery Drawing:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0Lottery balls allocated to all 16 participating teams will be drawn to determine the order of selection for the first 16 picks in the first round of the NBA Draft.<\/p>\n Pick Floors:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0Each draft-relegated team will receive, at worst, the No. 12 pick in the NBA Draft.\u00a0 All other lottery teams can fall as far as the No. 16 pick.<\/p>\n Pick Restrictions:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0No team\u2019s pick will be permitted to be the first pick in two consecutive NBA Drafts or a top-five pick in three consecutive NBA Drafts.\u00a0 These restrictions will apply only to each team\u2019s own pick without regard to whether that pick has been retained by the team or traded to (and thus held by) another team.<\/p>\n Pick Protections:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0Teams will be unable to attach top-12 through top-15 protections to newly traded draft picks.<\/p>\n Discipline:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0The league will have expanded disciplinary authority to address tanking, including the ability to reduce teams\u2019 lottery odds, modify teams\u2019 draft positions and impose significant fines on offending teams.<\/p>\n Additional information regarding the new system, including the lottery odds distribution, can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Since October, the league office has met with key stakeholders to discuss current competitive incentives and solicit ideas aimed at discouraging tanking.\u00a0 That process led to the creation of the 3-2-1 Lottery.<\/p>\n The 3-2-1 Lottery will be in effect for the 2027, 2028 and 2029 NBA Drafts.\u00a0 Rules governing selection order beginning with the 2030 NBA Draft will be determined by a vote of the Board of Governors.<\/p>\n The NBA Board of Governors today approved a new NBA Draft Lottery system designed to eliminate incentives for teams to prioritize their position in the Draft over winning games.<\/p>\n Full release: https:\/\/t.co\/I42k5HeUV0<\/a><\/p>\n Additional information regarding the new system, including the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/o1QItNPIit<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NBA Communications (@NBAPR) May 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"Immagine\"](\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/HJboLDHX0AIrWwI?format=jpg&name=medium\")
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