It was just a few years ago -- back in 2019 -- that the NBA changed its lottery system for the draft, giving the three worst teams even chances to grab the No. 1 overall pick and a shot at turning around a floundering franchise, to dissuade tanking.
Three teams got 14 percent shots at the top pick. Other teams near the top got decent shots (12.5 percent for the fourth-worst team, 10.5 percent for No. 5 and so on). It used to be that the worst team got a whopping 25 percent shot, with No.