Warriors' Draymond Green floats NBA tanking fix, says play-in tournament 'ain't working'

Jason McIntyre dives into whether the NBA's anti-tanking efforts will slow down the act or not.

The practice of NBA teams losing games to boost their draft lottery odds continues to be widely debated.

The NBA may claim progress, and just last month introduced multiple anti-tanking proposals to its board of governors. But that hasn’t stopped Warriors forward Draymond Green from offering a tougher possible solution.

After the Warriors’ 110-105 win over the Kings on Tuesday, Green urged the NBA to take a more bold stance on issuing teams for tanking.

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"I think I get fined when I do wrong," Green said. "Just fine the hell out of people. We love taking money from players, keep fining the teams. I’ve seen two fines. And we all know everybody tanking. But you’ve seen two fines."

Nov 15, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) argues a call with referee Brian Forte (45) during the third quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies at Chase Center. (D. Ross Cameron/Imagn Image)

Green’s comments appeared to reference recent fines the NBA issued to the Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers. The league ruled the Jazz committed "conduct detrimental to the league" after several top players were pulled late in two February games.

Utah was fined $500,000. The Pacers were fined $100,000 for violating the NBA’s Player Participation Policy during an early February game against the Jazz. Green is pushing for the league to more aggressively fine teams when tanking is suspected.

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"If it was players (the league) would have snatched that money in a heartbeat," Green continued. "Why isn’t it