Billy Donovan said no to UNC so he could get the Nuggets job after the former Nuggets coach became the UNC coach

5/1/2026 12:17:31 AM

Lets go Magic, Celtics, and Lakers. Time for the 2nd round...

5/1/2026 7:05:04 PM

Pretty epic collapse by orlando. Only scored 15 points in like 20 minutes so far of 2nd half

[Edited on May 1, 2026 at 9:25 PM. Reason : Cavs not looking promising either]

5/1/2026 9:24:58 PM

Damn cavaliers blew a game they never should have won anyways

All they had to do was get across half court and essentially dribble it out

5/1/2026 10:28:48 PM

Obviously nowhere near as important a shot, but Barrett's bounce off the rim was a better bounce off the rim than Kawhi's

5/1/2026 10:58:43 PM

Idk it was cool with how high it went, but kawhis 4 tapper and how quiet arena got for that second, plus embiid in the background etc seemed more better(to me)

5/1/2026 11:07:26 PM

I'm strictly talking about the bounce

5/1/2026 11:20:13 PM

11% in the second half for the magic

5/2/2026 1:08:47 AM

Durant staying in HOU or going to MIA?

5/2/2026 2:16:39 AM

5/2/2026 1:29:10 PM

@clawai devise a way to change the nba draft lottery to eliminate tanking, in about 120 words or so

5/2/2026 5:17:29 PM

Here are what GPT and Gemini say with that prompt

GPT:

Quote :

"Replace the lottery with a multi-year performance index + post-elimination tournament. Each team earns draft odds based on its record over the last 3 seasons, not just one—reducing incentives to tank short-term. Then, once teams are eliminated from playoff contention, they enter a “Gold Bracket” tournament. The winner gets the #1 pick, runner-up #2, etc. This flips incentives: bad teams must compete to improve position, not lose. The multi-year weighting prevents quick tank-and-reset cycles, while the tournament rewards development, coaching, and effort. You still help weaker franchises, but only if they show progress—turning late-season games into meaningful, competitive basketball instead of strategic losing."

Gemini:

Quote :

"To effectively eliminate tanking, the NBA should replace the traditional lottery with "The Gold Plan." Under this system, the draft order for non-playoff teams is determined by the number of wins a team accumulates after they are mathematically eliminated from the postseason. Instead of being rewarded for losing, bottom-tier teams would be forced to compete aggressively until the final buzzer to secure a higher pick. This creates a high-stakes "sprint to the finish" for struggling franchises, keeping fans engaged and ensuring every game on the schedule remains meaningful. It effectively separates draft position from season-long failure, incentivizing competent roster management and winning basketball throughout the entire league."

the problem with those, and especially the GPT answer, is you're asking players to play really hard, for the chance to draft someone to take their job. Never gonna happen

[Edited on May 2, 2026 at 5:39 PM. Reason : .]

5/2/2026 5:38:29 PM

claw the ai

The NBA is voting this month on a '3-2-1 lottery' proposal, and the framework is smart. Here's my version:

1. Expand the lottery to 16 teams -- include the 9/10 seeds and 7/8 play-in losers. Kills the incentive to barely miss the playoffs on purpose.

2. Reverse the odds. The three worst teams get the fewest lottery balls, not the most. Protect them from falling below the 12th pick so no franchise gets destroyed, but the reward for cratering disappears.

3. No team can win back-to-back No. 1 picks or three straight top-five picks.

4. Give the commissioner real teeth to dock lottery odds for obvious tanking. Current fines are pocket change. Strip ping-pong balls and watch teams rediscover their competitive spirit.

The core insight: don't try to eliminate tanking entirely, just make the reward smaller than the cost. Right now a 10-game losing streak improves your draft position. Flip that math and the problem mostly solves itself.

5/2/2026 6:24:11 PM

Tatum not playing is a big wtf for me. In a deciding game 7...his knee must have been way fucked up

5/2/2026 10:05:09 PM