Going back 5 years feels like going back too far.
Easy for a team to be terrible for 2 seasons, mediocre for 2 seasons, and then be a playoff team in the 5th season and they get another really good pick that they likely don't need.
IMO 3 seasons seems like the ideal time frame. Enough that it prevents tanking for one season and not too long where it encourages long term sucking (cough:Edmonton:cough).
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