I love the lottery idea! However... teams that tank for lottery position are usually teams in the 5/6th place area. I don't think teams tank games to get into 8th place and automatic relegation! If anything, those teams want to get to the 6/7th spots so they can get in some extra games for training/income. So, if there is a lottery for draft position, I don't think it should be just about getting one of the top 2 or 3 picks (like the NBA's lottery for the top 3 picks). Really, it should be a lottery that makes it so, say, the 5th place team may get a better pick than the 6th place team, even though odds are not really in favor of that happening. It should be a lottery, with the "number of lottery balls" based on record (like in the NBA), but the lottery shouldn't just stop at the 3rd pick, but continue for all of the non-playoff teams.
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