Why does the NBA bother trying to get the worst team the best

>>75780779
teams in the eight spot would just tank to finish 9th

>>75780810
That's pretty dangerous thing to do just to be in a knockout tournament.

I've heard that the best record that didn't make it should get the lottery picks and make it competitive would be a good option

Parity doesn't work, and it never does. Teams at the body are usually there because they have shit management and so giving them a good draft pick is going to do nothing but ruin some kid's career

>>75780779
So you want fanbases of bad teams to be miserable forever?

I don't think you thought this through.

>>75782077
OR you draft LeBron James or Hakeem Olajuwan.

>>75782145
It took Lebron 13 years and several different changes in management to win a title

>>75780810
8 seeds are 5-63 vs. 1 seeds. Other than the Knicks in 1999 none of them made a Finals. Being an 8 seed is nothing more than bragging rights to say you made the playoffs.

Point being, under this system being a 9th place team would be far more valuable than finishing 8th.

>>75782183
But he took the Cavs from the basement to the Finals in just 4 years.

>>75780779
>>75782352
Didn't read last part about having a tournament to decide #1 pick. Actually like that idea honestly.

>>75782378
Then he left.

Being from New Orleans, I do love the butthurt from the Chris Paul trade debacle, the Anthony Davis number 1 pick, and the DeMarcus Cousins trade.

What kind of idiot thinks the NBA gives a shit about making The Pelicans relevant?

>>75782183
It literally took him 9 years, and he led the Cavs to the Finals in his 4th season, knocking down the historically great Pistons team in the ECF.

>>75780779
>tfw the Nuggets would get the #1 pick 3+ years in a row and become a new dynasty
Im ok with that desu.
Im pretty confident in >our ability to win the elimination tournament against other mediocre teams yet continue to narrowly miss the playoffs every year.

>tfw Jokic wins 5 chips in his career

>>75782589

I want some crawfish.

>>75782589
Thanks for Buddy Hield, he actually seems like a real find, enjoy the team cancer

>>75780779
That's actually a pretty good idea. Specially the knockout part. It might even be more interesting than the playoffs.