NBA lottery reform passes

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To take effect for the 2019 drawing.

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And IMO, Silver missed the point yet again.
 

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not sure how I feel about this. I hate tanking has much as the next guy but this doesnt prevent tanking. Well at least bulls dont have to go for the wort. they can just settle for third worst.
 

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I posted my concept a few times. May as well repeat it, not like it's ever going to happen.


16 worst records in the league are in the lottery regardless of conference.
Playoff lottery teams can not exceed the 10th selection.
Non-playoff lottery teams can not win a selection in the top 2 in consecutive years. Or top pick in consecutive years.
Weaker Conference in terms of total win % improves odds for each pick, pending rank.
Weaker Division in terms of win % for all teams in a division but against non-divisional opponents will improves odds as well.


The point is to subtly balance conference strength and to take more power of tanking away from any team. If shit teams want to draft shitty, that's on them, but the system would be in place. If one conference is top heavy, naturally you wind up with lottery teams that could be playoff teams in the other conference.

So for 2017, not including any trades. Just the team odds.

Team
worst
Highest Possible
No. 1% (exclusions) [modifiers]
Portland Trail Blazers
16
10
0%(0.5 if non playoff)
Chicago Bulls
1510
0% (1% if non playoff) [+0.5 for Conf]
Miami Heat
1411.5% [+1 for Conf]
Denver Nuggets
1312.5%
Detroit Pistons
1214% [+1 for Conf]
Charlotte Hornets
1114% [+1 for Conf]
New Orleans Pelicans
1014%
Dallas Mavericks
914%
Sacramento Kings
815% [+1 for Div]
New York Knicks
715.5% [+1 for Conf] [+0.5 for Div]
Minnesota Timberwolves
616%
Orlando Magic
517.5% [+1 for Conf]
Philadelphia 76ers
42
0% (11% if non consecutive) [+1 for Conf] [+0.5 for Div]
Los Angeles Lakers
330% (11% if non consecutive) [+1 for Div]
Phoenix Suns
2
1
12 [+1 for Div]
Brooklyn Nets
130% (16% if non consecutive) [+1 for Conf] [+0.5 for Div]
 

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This just makes tanking easier imo. Now the Bulls only need to finish bottom 3 to have the highest chance at the #1 pick next year
 

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I posted this years ago, but if you've been in the top 3 for three consecutive seasons, you should not be allowed to draft higher than 7.
 

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I think this helps a little as it ends the race to the bottom. Now teams could be the 5th worst team and nearly have the same chance to get #1 as the worst team. Teams will still tank but it wont be as blatant.
 

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