As I've said and will continue to say, the draft order should not be based on the current year's standings. Instead, take a look at how much playoff success each team has had over the past 10 years (or perhaps longer).
Championships won, fewest to most.
Then among tied teams...
Playoff series won, fewest to most.
Then among tied teams...
Playoff games hosted, fewest to most.
among tied teams...
etc.
Until you get a clean 1 thru 32 draft order. No tanking, no lottery BS.
And you'd obviously need some additional rules such as no picking top 3 in back to back years, no picking 1st overall more than once every 4-5 years, something like that.
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Last edited by Mathgod; 02-17-2026 at 10:24 PM.
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