When Adam Silver was installed as commissioner to replace David Stern, reforming the NBA Draft Lottery was understandably not the biggest concern on his or the league’s radar.
For one, Silver was almost immediately presented with the problem of dealing with Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s racist rant that led to him being forced to sell his team, as well as getting a feel for running one of the biggest sports leagues on the planet.
But now that Silver is adjusted to his role in the NBA and able to undertake some of his chose initiatives, one of the first things he’s chosen to address is the league’s issue with “tanking,” or losing games on purpose to improve lottery odds.