The above proposed rules remain exactly as they were …

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* All 16 picks would be drawn in the lottery. The three teams with the worst records can pick no lower than 12th. Every other team can land first to 16th.
 * Teams that trade picks are not allowed to protect slots 12, 13, 14, or 15.
 * Adam Silver will have more power to punish tanking by altering lottery odds or changing where a team is picking.
 The above proposed rules remain exactly as they were written when the NBA first made this 3-2-1 pitch in early May. But there is also a rule stating that no team can land first in two consecutive drafts, or in the top five in three consecutive drafts.

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