League Unveils some Anti-Tanking Proposals

[Roy H.]

I'm just not sure how having the worst team end up at #12 would help the product.  I get that it disincentives tanking, but it can also result in bad teams staying bad for a long time.

[Moranis]

I'm just not sure how having the worst team end up at #12 would help the product.  I get that it disincentives tanking, but it can also result in bad teams staying bad for a long time.

Absolutely. This just will keep bad teams bad for longer.  It is dumb.

[No Nickname]

I'm just not sure how having the worst team end up at #12 would help the product.  I get that it disincentives tanking, but it can also result in bad teams staying bad for a long time.

Absolutely. This just will keep bad teams bad for longer.  It is dumb.

Genuinely curious, did bad teams stay bad from 1985-1989 (I know, five years is a small sample size) when the draft had flat odds for all lottery teams?

[Moranis]

I'm just not sure how having the worst team end up at #12 would help the product.  I get that it disincentives tanking, but it can also result in bad teams staying bad for a long time.

Absolutely. This just will keep bad teams bad for longer.  It is dumb.

Genuinely curious, did bad teams stay bad from 1985-1989 (I know, five years is a small sample size) when the draft had flat odds for all lottery teams?

pretty much and flat odds are not the same as worse odds.  The Clippers, Kings, Pacers, Cavs, and Warriors were all basically bad that entire time.