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NBA Discussion (Official Thread)

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The lottery is actually a good deterrent to teams purposely tanking to get the #1 pick, especially when a draft has generational talent. Whether or not it is rigged is another story.
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Adam Silver says NBA to present '3-2-1' anti-tanking proposal​

NBA commissioner Adam Silver confirmed on Stephen A. Smith's radio show Wednesday that the NBA has landed on a proposal to present to the league's board of governors later this month to revamp the draft lottery in an attempt to curb tanking.

"What we've essentially done, and we have a proposal that we're going to be bringing to our team owners at the end of May, and that is to create essentially a system of flat odds, so that you have no particular incentive to be bad," Silver said. "There's even something we're calling draft relegation, that if you're one of the bottom three teams in the league, you'll actually have worse odds than teams that sort of are four through up until teams make the playoffs.

"We're still playing a little bit with the system there."

The system -- the "3-2-1" system that ESPN first reported a couple of weeks ago -- would give the three worst teams a lower percentage chance of winning the lottery than the teams picking from fourth to 10th in an effort to curb the need for clubs to be as bad as possible to increase their chances of landing a high pick.

All four teams that jumped up in the lottery this year -- the Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies and Chicago Bulls -- went out of their way to try to improve their draft position in the closing weeks of the season.

Silver also reaffirmed that the NBA would have the ability to discipline teams for overt tanking beyond what they have been able to do in the past. The league fined the Jazz $500,000 for "conduct detrimental to the league" earlier this season.

"And also ultimately additional authority for the league office that if we do see that type of behavior where there's a sense that teams aren't going all out to win, that we can actually take away draft lottery balls, we can change the order of the draft," Silver said. "Teams have to know it's not just about paying a financial fine, which they may think is worth it in order to get a top pick, but that it'll directly impact their ability to get a top draft pick."

League officials have told ESPN in recent days that the expectation was this proposal would be the one that is ultimately passed by the league this month. While some have wondered whether anything actually needs to change, there's also a near universal belief that something was going to be passed to change the system in light of how the past couple of drafts went.

The NBA has also reiterated this will be in place only through the 2029 season, when the new collective bargaining agreement will be in place, and that addressing tanking could be part of those negotiations as a result.
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Mike Wells (Assistant Coach)

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Ohio State Hires Longtime NBA Assistant Mike Wells As Assistant Men's Basketball Coach

Ohio State adds Mike Wells, an Ohio native with more than two decades of NBA coaching experience, as an assistant coach on Jake Diebler's staff.
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Ohio State Hires Longtime NBA Assistant Mike Wells As Assistant Men's Basketball Coach​

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Jake Diebler has added an assistant coach with more than two decades of NBA coaching experience.

Six weeks after Ohio State's top assistant, Joel Justus, departed Columbus to join head coach Mark Byington's staff at Vanderbilt, the Buckeyes hired Mike Wells as an assistant coach on Wednesday, a source told Eleven Warriors.

The 54-year-old stepped down from being the head coach of the NBL's Adelaide 36ers in Australia last week, as he wanted to return to the United States and be closer to his family, who resides in Utah.

Wells led the 36ers to the 2026 NBL Championship Series this past season. Adelaide's 27-14 record in Wells' lone season leading the team was their best since 1986.

"I'm incredibly proud of what we've built in Adelaide over the past two seasons," Wells said in a statement. "The players, staff and fans have made my family and me welcome. Adelaide is a special place, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to have been part of the 36ers.

"But having spent some time back home in Utah with my sons, seeing my dad who is getting older, realizing I have been away from family for much of the past three decades, I know the decision to step down to be with my family is right."

A native of Mount Vernon, Ohio, Wells played basketball at Mount Vernon Nazarene from 1991-93 before starting his coaching career in 1993, where he was an assistant for Mount Vernon Nazarene while also attending the United States Sports Academy. After just one season at his alma mater, Wells joined the Houston Rockets as an intern and assistant video coordinator in 1994 before becoming the video coordinator in 1996. He was then promoted to an assistant coach in 1999.

He has over 27 years of coaching experience, both as an assistant at the college, NBA and NBL levels, along with his lone season as a head coach in Australia after being elevated from assistant to the head job this past season. His coaching history includes assistant coaching tenures with the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz and Charlotte Hornets. He won NBA championships with the Rockets in 1995 and Spurs in 2007.

"He is not only an outstanding coach, but a person of great character who has made a significant impact," 36ers owner and executive chairman Grant Kelley said of Wells.

Mike Wells' Coaching Career
YEAR TEAM/SCHOOL ROLE
1993-94 MOUNT VERNON NAZARENE ASSISTANT
1994-96 HOUSTON ROCKETS ASSISTANT VIDEO COORDINATOR
1996-99 HOUSTON ROCKETS VIDEO COORDINATOR
1999-2004 HOUSTON ROCKETS ASSISTANT
2004-05 LOS ANGELES LAKERS ASSISTANT
2005-09 SAN ANTONIO SPURS ASSISTANT
2009-11 WASHINGTON WIZARDS ASSISTANT
2011-13 GEORGE MASON ASSISTANT
2013-14 SOUTH FLORIDA ASSISTANT
2014-22 UTAH JAZZ ASSISTANT
2023-24 CHARLOTTE HORNETS ASSISTANT
2024-25 ADELAIDE 36ERS ASSISTANT
2025-26 ADELAIDE 36ERS HEAD COACH
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Wells joins a staff of assistant coaches that also includes Dave Dickerson, Jamall Walker, Luke Simons and Brian Walsh, each of whom returns from last season. Ohio State is still looking for a new strength and conditioning coach to fill out Jake Diebler's staff after the Buckeyes parted ways with Quadrian Banks, who had led the strength and conditioning program for Ohio State men’s basketball since 2017.
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TE Will Kacmarek (All B1G, National Champion, Miami Dolphins)

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Student-Athletes Receive Degrees at Spring Commencement​

Will Kacmarek who was a key member of the 2024 national champion football team, graduated with a degree in human development and family services.

Kacmarek earned his degree through the university's degree completion program.
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WR Carnell Tate (All B1G, All American, National Champion, Tennessee Titans)

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Student-Athletes Receive Degrees at Spring Commencement​

Graduating today from football is All-American, Academic All-American and the fourth overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans, Carnell Tate. The standout wideout earned his degree in sport industry.

Tate earned his degree through the university's degree completion program.
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Ohio State Men's Lacrosse (2025 B1G Champs)

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Four Buckeyes Named USA Lacrosse All-Americans​

Four members of the Ohio State men's lacrosse team were named All-Americans by USA Lacrosse Thursday.

All four players recognized – Cullen Brown, Blake Eiland, Kyle Foster and Caleb Fyock – were members of the Buckeyes' No. 1 ranked defense.

Brown, a senior close defenseman, is a first team honoree this year after earning the honorable mention nod in 2025. The 2026 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Big Ten performer led Ohio State with 31 caused turnovers this season and finished his Buckeye career as the program's season and career caused turnover record holder. The Silver Spring, Md. native grabbed 56 ground balls in 2026, good for second on the team.

Fyock was named to the third team this season. The junior goalie earned nine wins in 2026 and is second in the country with a 7.73 goals-against average in 2026. Fyock averaged 8.57 saves per game and finished the season with a Big Ten-best save percentage of .556.

Eiland was a starting short stick defensive midfielder for the Buckeyes in 2026, finishing the season with 17 ground balls and three caused turnovers in 11 games played. He was a key part of the team's play in transition, helping the team to a second-ranked clearing percentage (.919).

Foster started alongside Brown at close defense and recorded 12 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers on the year. He tied for third on the team in caused turnovers and helped the Buckeyes hold opponents to single digit goals in 12 of 14 games played last season.

Student-Athletes Receive Degrees at Spring Commencement​

Five four-year members of the men's lacrosse program – Cullen Brown, Jonny Cool, Blake Eiland, Taji Flynn and Griffin Liedel– will earn their degrees after helping the team to back-to-back Big Ten regular season titles, the first two Big Ten titles in program history. Brown and Eiland are both All-Americans and 2026 PLL College Draft picks. Brown was also named the 2026 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.
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