The NBA Board of Governors' recent 29-1 approval of the 3-2-1 lottery reform has driven near-unanimous trader consensus for an alteration to draft lottery rules. This overhaul expands the lottery to 16 teams with flattened odds, introduces a relegation zone penalizing the bottom three records with fewer ping-pong balls, and adds restrictions barring repeat No. 1 picks or consecutive top-five selections starting with the 2027 draft. Commissioner Adam Silver's repeated emphasis on curbing tanking incentives, following presentations to GMs and the competition committee, aligned ownership support ahead of the final vote. While implementation details could face minor delays or legal challenges, the broad ownership backing and focus on immediate anti-tanking measures for future seasons leave little room for reversal.