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ben voyonsdonc · 04-02-2015, 11:53 PM

This is my idea:

Have two lotteries.

1) Have 14 balls in a bag which go from 1-14. This lottery will determine how many of the bottom teams will have the highest percentage of winning the draft lottery. If the number 1 is picked, then the worst team will be the only team with the highest odds. If number 2 is picked, the two worst teams will get the highest odds. This would go all the way to number 14 and, in that case, all fourteen teams will have the same odds.
2) The true draft lottery will use the odds based on the first lottery to pick the first overall pick or could be used to pick the top 3 or 5.

04-02-2015, 11:53 PM	#52
ben voyonsdonc Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	This is my idea: Have two lotteries. 1) Have 14 balls in a bag which go from 1-14. This lottery will determine how many of the bottom teams will have the highest percentage of winning the draft lottery. If the number 1 is picked, then the worst team will be the only team with the highest odds. If number 2 is picked, the two worst teams will get the highest odds. This would go all the way to number 14 and, in that case, all fourteen teams will have the same odds. 2) The true draft lottery will use the odds based on the first lottery to pick the first overall pick or could be used to pick the top 3 or 5. Last edited by ben voyonsdonc; 04-02-2015 at 11:56 PM.