Second key
The second key to fixing the NBA Draft is to expand the draft to more rounds. More rounds means more talent to the NBA pool. And that rising tide will rise the talent for all NBA teams. But what about the incentive to “tank”?
Only way to fix that is to expand NBA Draft to 4 rounds, commit more fully to G-league, and require NBA Draft to G-league for min 1 year.
— Bret Stuter 🏈🐑+ 🏀🐺 (@milroyigglesfan) July 2, 2017
Simple. Mandate a G-league team franchise to all 30 NBA teams. Then, change the rules so that no player can enter the NBA team directly from the draft. In short, force the NBA team to push the talent to the G-league for a minimum of one year.
How does that help?
By delaying the impact of the drafted player immediately, the executive who loads up the team with precarious talent risks his own job security . If the reward is an immediate top pick from the draft, all is forgiven.
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But if the NBA team must wait a year while that prospect competes in the G-League, then the fans and the organization’s patience is stretched too far. If the league truly wants to remove incentives from rapid-cycling basketball talents through the NBA, the league must deflect that activity to the G-League.
The only way to fix the NBA lottery is to understand the true root of the problem. Until that happens, the discussion is nothing more than a scarecrow tactic to engage fans in meaningless debate.