and say goodbye to parity and the ability to get better. at least this way bad teams have a chance. as soon as you take away that "safety net" for losing the teams at the top stay at the top.
What parity? There is no parity in the NBA. The Wizards last were good in the 70s, Hornets, Pistons, Kings haven't been good for 20 seasons or maybe for one single season.
Meanwhile, many of the top teams haven't been good because of getting high draft picks, but hitting on mid picks or trades or UFA signings (Curry, Jokic, Giannis, SGA-Butler trade, Heat & Big Three). Once Curry/Jokic/Giannis leave their respective teams, they aren't staying top and neither will there be a safety net if they bottom out.
if you're a team like the jazz, you don't get high draft picks and you don't get free agents. you are in nba purgatory forever.
The Bucks are a team like the Jazz, so are the Twolves, as are the Nuggets. Small market teams, cold climates, not a lot going on, defo not free agent havens.
every major u.s. sports league has that safety net of losing in the form of a draft for a reason. at least in the nba you aren't guaranteed that top spot for being the worst team.
And in the NFL there is very little actual tanking. Because apart from a handful of guys on every team, most players need to make their money and none of them our down with tanking. Of course the NBPA will never give an inch on guaranteed money.
