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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
This is a pretty silly idea, one that is more likely to again favour the have franchises at the expense of the have nots. Theoretical situation: Toronto is going to pick #1 in 2015, the Lakers are going to pick #1 in 2016. These are now locked in under this system. LeBron James II (just work with me here) wants to play in LA, not Toronto. Now he can simply not declare himself eligible for the 2015 draft, and even if the Lakers win it all in 2016 and Toronto finished DFL, he's going to LA in 2016. I'm sure you'll be able to build a strong, national fan base (obviously not, you'll become like baseball, a regional sport). The system can now be severely slanted to the big market squads.
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Yeah, this idea wouldn't really work in the current NBA system where the players declare themselves eligible for the draft. You would have top players choosing which year was the best to declare their eligibility to end up on a specific team.
This idea would actually work better with the format of the NHL draft, but I still don't like it.