Bert Huston
Economic policy, politics, Chicago sports and NBA
What are lottery changes solving for?
Zach Lowe reported today that a #HoopIdea is being floating within the NBA to “fix” the lottery and remove the perceived incentives teams…Zach Lowe reported today that a #HoopIdea is being floating within the NBA to “fix” the lottery and remove the perceived incentives teams have to tank. It features a predetermined draft order where each team rotates through the thirty draft positions over thirty years. It is interesting and is meant to eliminate “tanking” (intentionally losing games to improve draft position) by decoupling draft order from regular season record.Bert Huston2 min read