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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Just fix the weighting even more, and every position is determined via the lottery.
30: 12%
29: 12%
28: 12%
27: 12%
26: 8%
25: 8%
24: 6%
23: 6%
22: 6%
21: 4%
20: 4%
19: 4%
18: 2%
17: 2%
Bottom 4 is the worst team in each division, then the rest is by points. You still get the best chance if you suck but it is minimal, and you could still end up picking out of the top 5 since you are not guaranteed to only fall one spot.
No team is going to really tank for only a 12% chance of the best player.
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I would be behind that.
Right now with the salary cap and UFA system in place, there is already a balanced playing field for all 30 teams. Just handing over generational talent to teams being managed poorly or simply already loaded with young talent and lagging for other reasons, is a huge over-correction in my opinion.
Especially once you get away from the bottom 3, there is literally little difference in talent between teams that miss the playoffs and teams that make it. It is often a case of a few 3 point games affecting the standings, or maybe some bad luck.
The talent gradient in the 1st round of the draft is a lot steeper than the talent gradient between most non-playoff teams and teams that just make the playoffs. The draft odds should try to reflect this better. Even with the current changes coming into effect, I don't think we will be quite there yet.