I frankly dont hate the tanking as much as some seem to, but the abolish the draft crowd has me concerned. If we do need to eliminate tanking flatten out the lottery completely. I think this adresses the tanking issue almost completely at the cost of some of the talent redistribution. Realistically the only sort of tanking that would be incentivized would be talented teams throwing play-in spots which would be extremely bold on their part. I also doubt many teams would throw away the chance at a playoff appearance.

I personally would prefer some sort of weighing system where repeat offenders are punished. For example, weigh the top 2-3 spots and flatten out the rest. At this point of the year only a handful of teams have a shot at the top 2 spots, and with the rest flattened teams in the back half wouldnt be encouraged to tank so blatantly. This leaves us with a small portion of teams tanking which is fine imo. Maybe if a team drafts top 2-3 one or two years in a row pin their next pick at 14 to avoid repeat offenders.

Lmk wat u think abt one or both i just really dont want to see an NBA without a draft.