KingsFan7824
Registered User
Somewhat off topic, but this situation is why I hate the draft systems in pro sports.
Hardly anyone agrees with me, but I think where you finish in the standings should have no correlation with your draft position. Losing or incompetence should never be rewarded.
As a fan I hate being in the position where I have to root for my team to lose.
Just make the 1st round of the draft an equal weighted 31 team lottery and be done with it.
I'd normally say that will be tough to do when X amount of teams will be against it, but they've gone from no lottery and just straight standings, to a limited lottery, then an expanded lottery, then 3 lotteries for the top 3 picks, always decreasing the odds for the lower teams in the standings along the way. I don't know if they'll ever get that far, but they've certainly moved closer to a full random lottery. That Crosby draft was pretty exciting because of it.