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Kings’ Ranadive Proposes Anti-Tanking Plan
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All posts by Basketball InsidersUpdated2 hours ago on April 27, 2024
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Kings principal owner Vivek Ranadive, who is always looking to be at the forefront of new-age thinking, has a plan to keep front offices from doing all they can to pile up losses.
“Part one is that we freeze the draft lottery order at the All-Star break,” Ranadive said.
“Then part two is at the end of the season the top seven teams in the East and the top seven teams in the West make the playoffs,” Ranadive said. “And then for the eighth spot, the remaining eight teams (in each conference) have a college-style sudden-death playoff at a neutral place.”
