The NBA Draft Lottery

In professional sports there is a seemingly constant pursuit of the number one picks for teams that did not make the post season. The most common way to "achieve" this is by tanking.  Tanking is intentionally losing games to achieve a better pick and is typically frowned upon in the sporting world.  Some sporting leagues have taken measures against taking, but others such as the NFL still let teams get away with it.  The main league that has done this is the NBA.  They use a draft lottery and it does not guarantee the team with the worst record the number one pick.  In recent years, the NHL has adopted a lottery system and it seems to be working.  Overall, I think the draft lottery has been a positive for the NBA.  It doesn't befriend teams that tank, but also brings excitement to the draft order.  I don't think the NFL will ever adopt a lottery system, but if they did it could prove to be beneficial.