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Report: 2 more teams considering voting against NBA Lottery reform

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The NBA's proposed Draft Lottery reform was expected to pass without much opposition on Wednesday, with the 76ers, Thunder and Bucks the only three teams reportedly against the changes.

Until now.

The Board of Governors need 23 'yes' votes for the reform to pass, meaning only eight 'no' votes are required to block the changes. But even with two teams potentially added to Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Oklahoma City, three additional teams would need to join the 'no' cause by Wednesday.

Under the current lottery format, the league's worst team gets a 25 percent chance to land the first overall pick and only the top three picks are drawn by the lottery. As it now stands, the team with the worst record can't fall lower than the fourth pick.

The new, more balanced system would see the four worst teams each get a 12 percent chance at the No. 1 pick and would see the top-six picks drawn by the lottery. It would mean that the worst team could fall as low as the seventh pick.

For more on the proposed changes to the lottery system, read the story stack below.

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