If they took away quranteed contracts and set it up more like the NFL.

Instead of the June first cuts there would be July first cuts. Teams would be able to let go of there mistakes and build more quality teams making the NBA more competitive. Guys like Anderson & Wahad & Jerome James who are robbing the NBA would be let go after July first. They would still be owed a certain amount for that yr say depending on how much money & yrs they had left but after that yr they are completely off the books. I know it would help the Knicks out tremendously but I think it would make the NBA more competitive.

Imagine if Knicks could cut loose Anderson & Norris & Penny next yr that would be around 26mil cut loose along with the 10mil coming off by Mutombo, Trybanski, Harringon. If Magic could let go of Grant Hills contract and add players that would help them win. Bulls could cut loose Eddie Robinson & JYD & Antonio Davis. Every team could cut out there past mistakes and build better teams. No more teams with below 500. records making playoffs in the east.

Another plan could be to add a minor league system. Each team has its own minor league team they can stash there highschool players who they draft on potential but aren't ready develop NBA games & bodies they would get to play instead of sit the bench. Teams would have 12man rosters 3 for the IR for there regular teams and 10 spots for minor league. They could instill call ups and send downs. They could televise it and it would get attention as everyone would be interested because of the hype created at the draft. Guys like Milicic, Lampe, Vujanic, Skeeta, Outlaw, Ebi, Lang, Perkins, Badaine, Q.Woods would make the level of play better than the NBDL. Teams who do it right could have cheap veterans on there team staying competitive while developing there young talent in the minor league.

And another idea that Bippity came up with a while ago. Whoever has the best record but missed the playoffs down would get the most ping pong balls. This would eliminate teams tanking. Teams could go from just missing playoffs to competing for a championship. If forces GMs to build competitive teams and takes away that loosing mentality that GMs use to land top draft picks but ruin the minds of the young players they already have. Mediocre teams would have the ability to take it to the next level.

My bad I meant would the NBA be better

the Do Over idea would help the Knicks out alot...they could Do Over Allan Houston's contract.

as for the idea to give the most ping pong balls to the team who just missed the playoffs...what's to prevent a team to tank 1 game at the end of the season so they JUST miss out on the playoffs & get that #1 overall pick?

i think it should be a totally equal chance lottery...every team that doesn't make the playoffs gets an equal amount of lottery balls, & then you draw positions as you go all the way until the last remaining team gets picked.

that's the only really fair way to do it imo & guarantee that no team can tank to get a better shot at the #1 pick.

I agree with TMS bout the lottery and every team that misses the playoffs gets the same # of ping pong balls. That would be great. As for making the cap more like the nfl it would really help out the knicks but there is no chance that it ever happens in the nba.

me neither matt. i think this is all the knicks losses still freshly in everyones mind. if we were winning we would'nt be so worried about the "fairness" of the draft.