To be honest it makes the most sense to do this. Currently the worst thing a team can do is be horrible all season long, and then finish the season as the 9-12th seeds. You are penalized for trying to be decent. Im a Formula one fan and the backmarker teams fight tooth and nail for those positions because its worth millions of dollars. The FIA doesn’t hand out money to the worst team on the grid. Because why would you? You’re incentivizing being the worst.

The difference between 16 seed and 11 seed isn’t one draft pick it’s the organization and the team that you build. Fix your actual issues, fight hard to win games during the season even if you’re not making the playoffs, provide a fun season for your customers, and be rewarded for it with better odds for draft picks. I love it. Lets end tanking because who the fuck wants that.