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Originally Posted by calf
I'd like to see a tournament within the season to determine who has the best chance at winning the lottery.
Of all the teams to not make the playoffs, the team with the most points earned after they're mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, should have the best shot at 1st overall. Teams then just can't purposefully lose in order to get the best pick - they actually have to try to get there.
You maintain the integrity of the game because each team is playing for something - either playoff positioning, or draft positioning if the team really is that bad.
If a team is on the bubble of the playoffs and gets eliminated on the last day, they're competitive as is and don't "need" the higher draft pick.
If a team is truly bad and need the help, they'll be eliminated early and have more games to accumulate points, and would likely try hard to win more games.
It might make the trade deadline less exciting, as you'd get rid of buyers/sellers, and GMs will be all focused on improving their team as of now.
(Not my idea, but can't remember who said it)
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I've seen this idea a bunch of times, but has anyone ever actually looked at how it turns out in real life?