NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Announces Fight Against Intentional Losing

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, during the All-Star weekend in Inglewood, expressed deep concern over the growing scale of tanking. Silver emphasized that the behavior of some clubs this season is worse than in previous years, undermining the integrity of sports competition. As a direct example of negative actions, the Utah Jazz team was cited, which was fined $500,000 for unjustifiably limiting the playing time of key players. The NBA draft system, in place since 1947, aims to level the playing field by giving the weakest teams priority in acquiring talent, but since the 1980s, it has been controversial as a motivation for losing. League officials are not ruling out any solution that could remedy the situation. Among the options under consideration are stripping draft rights from teams showing a lack of competitive will, as well as a deep reform of the draft lottery. Silver suggests that the current model, which rewards the worst sports results, may already be an outdated solution. The commissioner aims to create a system where every team is motivated to win every game, regardless of their position in the standings. Experts indicate that changes may not only affect the mathematical probability in the lottery but also create alternative mechanisms for introducing young players to the league. Silver announced that the league will conduct a detailed analysis of all available remedial measures. The goal is to provide fans with a spectacle based on genuine competition, not on calculations aimed at weakening one's own roster in hopes of future success. This reform could be one of the most important changes during the current commissioner's tenure.