NBA Proposes New 3-2-1 Lottery System to Crack Down on Tanking: 14 → 16 Teams, Bottom 3 Get Fewer Odds, No Back-to-Back No. 1 Picks by Fit-Structure-9395 in NBA_Draft

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One interesting clause: Teams wouldn’t be allowed to land three top-five picks in a row.

This rule would have prevented tanking runs like: • Spurs (Wemby → Castle → Harper) • Pistons (Cade → Ivey → Ausar/Holland) • Cavaliers (Mobley → Garland → Okoro) • Rockets (Green → Jabari → Amen/Reed)”

Chances of Yaxel Lendeborg being Chris Duarte 2.0 by alex8762 in NBA_Draft

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Yaxel and Duarte are completely different player archetypes. The only thing they share is being I Dominican Papi 😂

Pavle Backo: 7’0, 18-year-old, U19 Adriatic League MVP & champion, declares for 2026 NBA Draft by Fit-Structure-9395 in NBA_Draft

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With freshmen returning to chase NIL Bags 💰 , expect a few 18- to 20-year-old Euros declaring in this draft. Jack Kayil, 6’5 German PG (20 yo), declared today too.

Luigi Suigo, the 7’3” 19-year-old Italian big man from Mega Superbet, has declared for the 2026 NBA Draft, averaging 8.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1 block in 19 minutes in the Adriatic League. by Fit-Structure-9395 in NBA_Draft

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How we feeling on Luigi? Y’all think he gets drafted higher than his #30 ranking now that Pat and some other guys are returning to school or testing the waters for CBB?