The NBA's draft lottery and player rest reform plan was nearly agreed to unanimously, with 28 teams voting “yes” and only two keeping from doing so, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The Oklahoma City Thunder voted “no” and the Dallas Mavericks abstained from voting, giving the Board of Governors more than the necessary three quarters of the voting to pass the legislation.

The league only needed 23 teams to agree to the plan, comfortably getting that amount with a 28-1-1 vote to solidify the new law in place.

Under this new legislation, teams are expected to have much less of an incentive to tank at the end of the year, instead rewarding teams that barely miss the playoffs with a higher chance of a higher selection.

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This new plan, which will go into effect in 2019, giving teams time to adjust to the new process — will also give commissioner Adam Silver the discretion to fine NBA teams that sit players on healthy scratches during nationally televised games or other invalid reasons.

Silver modified this season's schedule to eliminate four games in five nights and greatly reduce the amount of back-to-backs a team may have during the season, which starts with a reduced number of preseason games and an earlier start to the season in Oct. 17 instead of the usual end of the month.