You know a sport has a problem when the three worst teams in the league are picking 4-5-6 in a draft where there is a huge advantage to picking top 3.
The draft lottery does not prevent tanking, it just makes it easier to be corrupt if needed. The 76ers have an MVP and once he got hurt started “resting” a 24 year old star to intentionally lose games. The Spurs already got gifted Wemby and once he got hurt they shut down all star De’Aaron Fox. 76ers and Spurs both moved into top 3 behind a team who allegedly had a 1 percent chance of picking first, and already have Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving.
Mavericks were one game out of a playoff spot and won more games this season than Wizards have last two seasons combined. Mavericks are picking 5 spots higher in draft.