Starting with the 2019 draft, the top three teams will have the same chances ? 14 percent ? of landing the No. 1 pick. The top four selections will now be part of the ping-pong ball process, up from three previously. This also means that a team with the worst record could now pick as a low as fifth.
The measures taken to ward off resting players is likely to have even less of an impact. Commissioner Adam Silver now has the power to fine teams for resting players in several instances, including healthy players when the team is playing on national television. Teams are also going to be encouraged to rest players for home games instead of away games, to try to avoid backlash from fans who showed up at the arena to see the visiting star player in one of his few trips to the city.
http://nypost.com/2017/09/28/knicks-catch-a-break-with-latest-nba-draft-rule-changes/
The measures taken to ward off resting players is likely to have even less of an impact. Commissioner Adam Silver now has the power to fine teams for resting players in several instances, including healthy players when the team is playing on national television. Teams are also going to be encouraged to rest players for home games instead of away games, to try to avoid backlash from fans who showed up at the arena to see the visiting star player in one of his few trips to the city.
http://nypost.com/2017/09/28/knicks-catch-a-break-with-latest-nba-draft-rule-changes/