NBA Considering Overhaul to Draft System

[exstatic]

My Idea

Cut the lottery from 14 to 8 teams

Those 8 teams are entered into the lottery

After the order is determined, the other 6 picks will be up for grabs in another drawing amongst those 8 teams. For example; Milwaukee could land the 2nd and 10 pick, or Utah the 3rd and 9th pick.

The very worst teams could get two top prospects in the same draft. The two team teams that didn't get 2nd lottery picks would have greater chance to win the lottery by adding more ping pong balls in their favor. The other 6 teams (depending if they are still that bad and how good their picks were) would have a predetermined amount of ping pong balls deducted.

For example; If Charlotte & Orlando only received the #4 & 5 picks and not any of the picks in the #9-14 range. They would have a higher chance to win the following drafts lottery by giving them more ping pong balls.

You're just encouraging MORE tanking if a team in the bottom 8 can get TWO lottery picks. Also, what happens to the teams that SHOULD be picking 9-14? Are their picks just bumped back? And everyone else's are bumped back, too? Thanks for pushing the Spurs back into the 30s for their first rounder.

[r0drig0lac]

the only real solution is that all the teams that did not make the playoffs and all teams eliminated in the first round of the playoffs attend the lottery,% with very close as well be the last league or be eliminated in the first round have almost the same chance of catching a lottery, and therefore teams will fight to make the playoffs. And before you say that increasing the difference between the teams, the league today functions to only have 2 or maybe 3 teams with a real chance, so the only real change is that teams need to play not to lose in order to participate in the lottery

[exstatic]

I think they just need to change the lottery back to the way it was. The worst team has 14 chances, and the last lottery team has one. It's SO heavily weighted towards the worst teams now that they are encouraging tanking.

Just put it back the way it was.

[cd021]

You're just encouraging MORE tanking if a team in the bottom 8 can get TWO lottery picks. Also, what happens to the teams that SHOULD be picking 9-14? Are their picks just bumped back? And everyone else's are bumped back, too? Thanks for pushing the Spurs back into the 30s for their first rounder.

the top 6 teams in the league would end up picking 30-36th. I over looked that part. Those 6 teams could be give a second second round pick within the top 42 going from the team with the

Current Top 6 teams in the league

Pacers
Oklahoma City
Spurs
Portland
Miami
Clippers

For example

31. Clippers
32. Miami
33. Portland
34. San Antonio
35. Oklahoma City
36. Indiana
37. Indiana
38.Oklahoma City
39. San Antonio
40. Portland
41. Miami
42. Clippers

This is actually, fairly, similar to another proposed draft change that was floated around a couple of seasons ago (Where every team in the lottery received 2 first round picks and the other half draft picked in the 2nd round).

While the top teams wouldn't be able to pick the 30 best available players. They would be able to get 2 prospects on favorable contracts. Less impactful players, generally, but teams could be willing to take bigger risks with multiple picks (particular teams that have top records for several seasons)

The only proposal that actually would eliminate tanking is the "draft chart". As long as there is a lottery, teams will tank. Limiting the lottery to 8 teams, in theory, could limit the amount of teams that attempt to lose game.

Teams that normally finish just outside of the playoffs would be forced to be more active in the off-season. Instead of making minimal changes and playing out the following season and seeing how they fair. If they fall out of contention for a playoff spot, then they usually start playing younger players in hopes of improving the draft standing.

The idea that the 8 worst teams can get 2 picks inside the top 14, Is a good one. Not fool proof but a good one.

[bluebellmaniac]

The integrity of the game is at stake, you gotta eliminate tanking. I vote for the draft wheel.

[Das Texan]

The product of the NBA in general already sucks, what they really need to do is make the NBADL a true minor league system with each team having their own affiliate and having 5-8 players on those teams under their control.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

i hate tanking. but i don't like the idea of set draft position. i think the best fix is every team gets lottery balls. champs get one, runner up 2, champs conference runner up 3, runner up conf. runner up 4, etc. that's about as fair as it can get.

[bluebellmaniac]

i hate tanking. but i don't like the idea of set draft position. i think the best fix is every team gets lottery balls. champs get one, runner up 2, champs conference runner up 3, runner up conf. runner up 4, etc. that's about as fair as it can get.

But that is why teams tank... Kirby pls....

[look_at_g_shred]

But that is why teams tank... Kirby pls....

lol

[timmy2003]

But that is why teams tank... Kirby pls....

Exactly. Teams at the bottom simply don't have much motivation.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

kirby pls?

[DrunkTXLabrat]

set draft order would suck. dismiss and joke all you want. no my idea isn't as good at completely disincentivizing as set draft order. it's better, cause it doesn't scorch the earth like set orders would.

sucky teams need to draft higher. they just need the kick in the butt of a bigger chance of bad luck.

[bluebellmaniac]

kirby pls?

[DrunkTXLabrat]

thanks blue. set draft order would blow. it's a fix for tanking, but it's a break for drafting. bad team + bad pick = such a bad team, might as well let em tank.