5 hours ago
Been seeing/hearing some different solutions on how to stop teams from tanking, so I'm going to throw my own idea to give some food for thought:
1. The bottom five teams each have equal odds of getting the following picks: #1, #2, #3, #4, #30. So every year, four of the worst five teams are guaranteed a top 4 pick while the other will only get #30.
2. Picks 5-29 are distributed via a lottery system (similar to the existing lottery) with better odds given to better records (not worse records).
I feel like good teams are rewarded for having good records (but can never get a top 4 pick), while bottom feeders have a good chance of getting a top 4 pick, but also run the risk of only getting #30 (which theoretically discourages long term tanking).
I'm sure some of the numbers could be tweaked (maybe #20 is the "bad" option instead of #30) but overall I think this would give teams more incentive to win than lose while ensuring that most really bad teams have a good chance of improvement.
Just thought I'd share since the Mavs are currently playing the Jazz...
1. The bottom five teams each have equal odds of getting the following picks: #1, #2, #3, #4, #30. So every year, four of the worst five teams are guaranteed a top 4 pick while the other will only get #30.
2. Picks 5-29 are distributed via a lottery system (similar to the existing lottery) with better odds given to better records (not worse records).
I feel like good teams are rewarded for having good records (but can never get a top 4 pick), while bottom feeders have a good chance of getting a top 4 pick, but also run the risk of only getting #30 (which theoretically discourages long term tanking).
I'm sure some of the numbers could be tweaked (maybe #20 is the "bad" option instead of #30) but overall I think this would give teams more incentive to win than lose while ensuring that most really bad teams have a good chance of improvement.
Just thought I'd share since the Mavs are currently playing the Jazz...