Outside the box method I came up with:
I think a lottery should be done for EACH of the first 3 (or 5) picks, with every non-playoff team having an equal chance in the lottery (the team that gets the 1st pick is removed from the draw for the second pick etc.. of course). Any non-playoff team would have a ~23 percent chance at drafting in the top 3.
Then when it comes to 4th (or 6th) overall the draft order continues normally starting with the worst team
It's a weird system but it would take away any incentive for teams to lose games purposely, and teams wouldn't be afraid to end up in "no man's land" of finishing 9th/10th in their conference. It also takes care of the issue of the worst team remaining the worst team, as at the very least they are guarunteed a high pick (4th or 6th depending on the example).
Thoughts? Too complicated?
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