The NBA is tanking so hard for Darryn Peterson, Adam Silver is proposing a major change

There's no need to explain why Darryn Peterson is at the center of nearly every conversation regarding college basketball these days, but despite the injury concerns, Peterson is going to be a top pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. He could very well be the first overall pick, especially with a strong run through the tournament season.

But the desire for an NBA team to get the rights to draft Peterson or BYU star A.J. Dybantsa, or Duke's Cameron Boozer or North Carolina's big man Caleb Wilson, has led to some bad results on the court. The bottom eight teams in the NBA have won just two of their past 36 games collectively. The Brooklyn Nets have lost 10 straight and the Indiana Pacers, who were one game away from winning the NBA Championship last season, have lost seven straight.

Commissioner Adam Silver admits that tanking in the NBA is a huge problem and it carries a larger profile in years when there is a loaded draft class. Of the projected top 10 picks, there are potential six or seven prospects that have 'franchise player' ceiling. 

Is Darryn Peterson still the projected No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft?

Gary Parrish from CBS Sports dropped his updated NBA mock draft a couple of days ago, and he still has Peterson as the top pick going to the Sacramento Kings with Dybantsa going second to the Pacers and Boozer heading to the Nets with the third pick. 

Parrish concedes that Peterson's availability over the past couple of months has raised questions around the league, but the risk is well worth the reward.

"The first few months of his freshman season, the way he's been in and out of the lineup without great explanations, have raised some questions with decision-makers that will need to be addressed in the pre-draft process," Parrish writes. "Regardless, the talent is the talent — and, ultimately, Peterson's undeniable gifts should make him the first player selected."