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They got Cooper flag.

The Hawks didn't tank.

They got lucky.

They got Zachary to say, I think that's true in some cases.

But if the Wizards want a franchise-changing star, they need to suck, and they need to suck bad for a few seasons in order to get an opportunity to get a Darren Peterson or a Cam Boozer or whoever because those guys aren't walking through the door in Washington.

It's hyper into the draft.

Because I do like the draft.

I don't think the whole soccer system could work where it's a free market and everybody just gets to draft whoever they draft and sign whoever they sign.

I don't think that would work in the NBA.

The big markets would just have the advantage.

I'll push back on that real quick, Zena, and I'll throw it at you.

So I think the teams that are bad and naturally bad, so I'm looking at the Wizards, I'm looking at the Nets, who have gotten themselves in this situation here.

Yeah.

Those teams need to win the lottery.

And so my case here is instead of making it even odds, is give those teams a higher percentage at this thing.

So it used to be 25% for the top three picks or top three odds.

Give them 25% again, but also incorporate the rule that you can't be in the top four two years in a row.

Why do they need to win the lottery?

What got them there?

A lot of people have brought up a similar idea where once you get eliminated from the playoffs, every win you get gives you a higher percentage of,