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Solving For Tanking, We're smart, let's figure it out

Saint Cy of JFC said:
Would Flagg opt out of a draft if the next draft Boozer/Peterson/Dybantsa could overtake him for that theoretical big market team? Doesnt seem likely.
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They absolutely would now with NIL money. When you're getting 7 million from NIL, what's getting another 7 million and going back to Duke to get the Celtics, Knicks, or Lakers the following year?
 
Shad said:
They absolutely would now with NIL money. When you're getting 7 million from NIL, what's getting another 7 million and going back to Duke to get the Celtics, Knicks, or Lakers the following year?
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And what if they arent the pick and they become the 2nd pick to the Kings? And that's still leaving a ton of money on the table and not getting to your 2nd contract as quickly. Its nonsense.
 
The only way to fix tanking and do away with it is to do away with the need for tanking, which means you put every team in the lottery with equal odds of winning the number one pick regardless of what that team‘s record is. It’s literally the only way there are no quick fixes other than that. It doesn’t matter about fair play all that matters is the product and that star players play a full season.
 
Thee Idiotic Minivan K said:
The only way to fix tanking and do away with it is to do away with the need for tanking, which means you put every team in the lottery with equal odds of winning the number one pick regardless of what that team‘s record is. It’s literally the only way there are no quick fixes other than that. It doesn’t matter about fair play all that matters is the product and that star players play a full season.
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The issue with that is that it makes making the playoffs as a non-contender even more depressing.
 
Actually, sorry if I missed this, but why not take first round picks away if the nba or some outside team outside the nba decides you tried to tank. Maybe even taking multiple picks away.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Would Flagg opt out of a draft if the next draft Boozer/Peterson/Dybantsa could overtake him for that theoretical big market team? Doesnt seem likely.
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No but if boozer/peterson/dybantsa weren't in next years draft then I could see it happening. In other words, no flagg probably wouldn't but that doesn't mean no one would in the future. Especially since NIL is just getting going. We dont know what NIL deals will look like in 10 years.
 
cmrd said:
I like the wheel, but see one possible backfire in that it could lead to elite prospects strategically declaring in order to land in bigger markets, etc. For instance, if it was known that this year number one is Charlotte’s selection, while next year will be the Lakers then Miami, I could see a scenario where multiple top end prospects return to school.

One possible circumvention: do the wheel format, but structured with groups of five teams. There is an internal lottery within each group, not tied to season record. So, one year you get a lottery for 1-5, the next maybe 20-25, and so on.
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I like your circumvention idea. Complicated but it works.
 
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