NBA Board of Governors Passes Anti-Tanking Draft Lottery Changes
The NBA Board of Governors overwhelmingly approved changes to the draft lottery format, expanding it from 14 to 16 teams and implementing new anti-tanking measures.
Tim Bontemps May 28, 2026, 04:02 PM ET Close Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what's impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast. Follow on X
_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48903380/sources-nba-bog-votes-expand-lottery-disincentivizes-tanking)._
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