Heres a bold, but not-quite-radical three-step process to make that happen:
If youre going to trade a draft pick, trade a draft pick
NBA transactions should not be as complicated as the tax code.
If you trade your first-round pick and it turns out to beNo. 1, you lost. If its No. 30, you won more than just a title.
pick protections are banned.
But the current lottery is broken, as it was built with the assumption that everyone would try to win.
enough
Reduce the number of teams that qualify for the lottery.
Lets call that the Super Lottery.
The (regular) lottery will now consist of the eight remaining teams that didnt make the postseason and the eight teams that were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
Are the Chicago Bulls really in a different class than the Minnesota Timberwolves this year?
we need to determine both Super Lottery and (regular) lottery order by date of elimination from the playoffs.
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