1st and foremost draft position should not be determined by your team loses. It should be based on how well the team played over the last 25 or 30 games. So when the season ends whatever teams that missed the playoffs who has the better record over the last 25 games get the most ping pong balls.
Also 8th seeds should not be punished for trying to make the playoffs. They should be included in the lottery.
This system would make almost every game down the stretch count. March/April games would mean something for every team. Hell u would see bad teams making trades at the deadline to compete instead of taking salary dumps
*based on last two months
1.Por 17-6
2.Mia 14-8
3.Den 13-9
4.Bulls 11-11
5.NO 11-11
6.BK 11-13
7.Cha 10-12
8.Dal 9-14
9.Det 8-14
10.Ny 7-15
11.Orl 7-15
12.Sac 7-15
13.Min 7-15
14.LAL 7-14
15.Phx 6-16
16.Phi 6-17
Teams would not shutdown players. So a lot of the teams listed above record could be even better.
I doubt the NBA would do this, but man even a early March or late April game between two bottom feeders would mean something.
Thoughts or tweaks
Also 8th seeds should not be punished for trying to make the playoffs. They should be included in the lottery.
This system would make almost every game down the stretch count. March/April games would mean something for every team. Hell u would see bad teams making trades at the deadline to compete instead of taking salary dumps
*based on last two months
1.Por 17-6
2.Mia 14-8
3.Den 13-9
4.Bulls 11-11
5.NO 11-11
6.BK 11-13
7.Cha 10-12
8.Dal 9-14
9.Det 8-14
10.Ny 7-15
11.Orl 7-15
12.Sac 7-15
13.Min 7-15
14.LAL 7-14
15.Phx 6-16
16.Phi 6-17
Teams would not shutdown players. So a lot of the teams listed above record could be even better.
I doubt the NBA would do this, but man even a early March or late April game between two bottom feeders would mean something.
Thoughts or tweaks
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