Change could be coming to the NBA Draft Lottery in the near future, but not too many small market teams are thrilled about it.

The tanking tactic has marred the NBA in recent years, as teams try to bring their franchise from the ashes through the infusion of young talent, hopeful that it can become the start of a new era. But for commissioner Adam Silver and the competition committee, it has become one of the hardest obstacles to overcome since the start of his reign at the position.

Silver and company have proposed a draft lottery reform to the NBA's Board of Governors in efforts to de-incentivize tanking, making the teams with the worse record think about their actions twice before deciding to pull their starters off a few games before the season ends to draw more chances of a higher pick. The board will meet in New York on Sept. 28 and vote on the matter, with the changes, if any, taking place starting 2019 to give teams a chance to brace themselves for the alterations, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

As it is now, the three worst teams have a 25, 19.9, and 15.6 percent chances, respectively, to notch the top overall pick. This new plan will make the three equally share a 14 percent chance, with odds of ensuing teams to drop incrementally by one or two percent.

In addition, the league's three worst teams could dip even further in the lottery than they currently can. The worst team could drop to fifth under the new plan, one spot lower than before. The second-worst record could move to sixth, instead of only fifth under the current legislation.

This has become particularly a worry for small market teams who have no choice but to build their roster through the draft, given how the last few years have provided a good sample size of putting free agency decisions in the players' hands, making it increasingly difficult to retain talent.

This trepidation is the same many teams will face with a bona fide franchise like the Los Angeles Lakers strategically clearing the books for next offseason, allowing an easy flip by attracting the top stars on the free agent market due to their money, location, and even their newly-built state-of-the-art facilities.