Jack BaerStaff writerTue, April 28, 2026 at 10:11 PM UTC·1 min readThe NBA has settled on a plan to fight tanking after one of the most tanking-filled regular seasons in recent memory, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.

The league has reportedly informed its 30 general mangers of a new plan that will, among other things, expand the draft lottery to 16 teams (from 14), penalize the league’s bottom three teams and simplify lottery odds down to whether a team gets one, two or three ping-pong balls.

The framework reportedly has the support from a majority of teams, though minor modifications could be made before the proposal is put forward for an owners vote on May 28.

This article will be updated with more information.