This is a thought experiment to show how the "You're the Worst" draft would work.
Step 1: Get the "Reverse Order of Finish" from the previous season (a.k.a. pre-lotto draft order) - this will be pulled from Archives/NPBSL/1985/
For the sake of this exercise, tiebreakers for teams with the same record will be decided not by coin flip, but by alphabetical order. There is no lotto involved in a "You're the Worst" draft and whether or not teams make the playoffs does not matter, this is entirely done via Regular-Season win totals. The draft is for first-round picks only.
1. Kings (15 wins)
2. 76ers (19 wins)
3. Hawks (20 wins)
4. Supersonics (20 wins)
5. Cavaliers (28 wins)
6. Suns (28 wins)
7. Celtics (34 wins)
8. Jazz (34 wins)
9. Pacers (34 wins)
10. Mavericks (37 wins)
11. Rockets (41 wins)
12. Nuggets (42 wins)
13. Warriors (44 wins)
14. Nets (46 wins)
15. Knicks (48 wins)
16. Pistons (48 wins)
17. Clippers (50 wins)
18. Bulls (52 wins)
19. Bullets (54 wins)
20. Trailblazers (59 wins)
21. Spurs (60 wins)
22. Lakers (62 wins)
23. Bucks (68 wins)
Step 2: Account for teams that have traded their upcoming (1987) draft pick.
1. Kings (15 wins)
2. 76ers (19 wins)
3. Hawks (20 wins)
4. Supersonics (20 wins)
5. Cavaliers (28 wins)
6. Suns (28 wins)
7. Celtics (34 wins)
8. Jazz (34 wins)
9. Jazz - from Pacers (34 wins)
10. Mavericks (37 wins)
11. Rockets (41 wins)
12. Bulls - from Nuggets (42 wins)
13. Warriors (44 wins)
14. Nets (46 wins)
15. Warriors - from Knicks (48 wins)
16. Pistons (48 wins)
17. Clippers (50 wins)
18. Warriors - from Bulls (52 wins)
19. Bullets (54 wins)
20. Trailblazers (59 wins)
21. Spurs (60 wins)
22. Lakers (62 wins)
23. Bucks (68 wins)
Step 3: Now that the offseason is complete, but before the pre-season starts, teams will "draft" the 1987 first-round picks of other teams, subject to the following stipulations (all of these apply to the current year only):
A. You are not permitted to draft your own pick (nor can you later trade for your pick)
B. You are not permitted to draft the pick of a team that already holds your pick (this prevents two owners from grabbing each others' picks and then both colluding to tank for top picks; you are also not permitted to later trade for the pick of a team that holds your pick).
C. Because of the stipulations above, the last three picks may be "forced draft" - for example, if the last three picks on the board are the Blazers, Bucks, and Lakers, if the Spurs select the Lakers pick, the Lakers must select the Bucks' pick (since they can't hold the Spurs pick - the Spurs hold their pick) and the Bucks must select the Blazers' pick. Conversely, if the Spurs select the Bucks' pick, the Lakers must select the Blazers' pick since they can't hold their own pick and the Bucks must select the Lakers' pick. The Spurs are not allowed to pick the Blazers' pick because doing so would lead to a situation where the Lakers and Bucks hold each others' picks.
Thought Experiment: You're the Worst! Draft, 1987
Thought Experiment: You're the Worst! Draft, 1987
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YTW Thought Experiment - DRAFT ORDER:
I will re-iterate, if you do not want to participate, you do not have to. This is merely a thought experiment to see "how would this look?" since a lot of the pushback to the YTW draft has said, "I can't understand how this would look." There is no draft lottery - whoever holds the pick of the team with the worst record at the end of the year is guaranteed to pick first, etc. so you want to guess which team is going to be trash and take their pick. The challenge is you have to do that before games are actually played (but after you see roster construction).
1. Kings
2. 76ers
3. Hawks
4. Supersonics
5. Cavaliers
6. Suns
7. Celtics
8. Jazz
9. Jazz (via Pacers)
10. Mavericks
11. Rockets
12. Bulls (via Nuggets)
13. Warriors
14. Nets
15. Warriors (via Knicks)
16. Pistons
17. Clippers
18. Warriors (via Bulls)
19. Bullets
20. Trailblazers
21. Spurs
22. Lakers
23. Bucks
We're going to use autopicks throughout, though you can imagine drafting on your own instead.
For reference, here is the "Power Poll" we will be using (taken from FBB); if an autopick happens, teams will take the lowest remaining team on the list (so if the first pick is autopicked, the Pacers' pick would be selected).
New Peoples Basketball Sim League Power Poll
# Team Record Rating
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#1 San Antonio Spurs 0 - 0 0.005
#2 New Jersey Nets 0 - 0 0.005
#3 Los Angeles Lakers 0 - 0 0.005
#4 Boston Celtics 0 - 0 0.004
#5 Milwaukee Bucks 0 - 0 0.004
#6 Dallas Mavericks 0 - 0 0.004
#7 Washington Bullets 0 - 0 0.004
#8 San Diego Clippers 0 - 0 0.003
#9 Cleveland Cavaliers 0 - 0 0.003
#10 Philadelphia 76ers 0 - 0 0.003
#11 Atlanta Hawks 0 - 0 0.003
#12 Detroit Pistons 0 - 0 0.003
#13 Portland Trailblazers 0 - 0 0.002
#14 Utah Jazz 0 - 0 0.002
#15 Denver Nuggets 0 - 0 0.002
#16 New York Knicks 0 - 0 0.002
#17 Chicago Bulls 0 - 0 0.002
#18 Houston Rockets 0 - 0 0.001
#19 Golden State Warriors 0 - 0 0.001
#20 Phoenix Suns 0 - 0 0.001
#21 Seattle Supersonics 0 - 0 0.001
#22 Kansas City Kings 0 - 0 0.000
#23 Indiana Pacers 0 - 0 0.000
I will re-iterate, if you do not want to participate, you do not have to. This is merely a thought experiment to see "how would this look?" since a lot of the pushback to the YTW draft has said, "I can't understand how this would look." There is no draft lottery - whoever holds the pick of the team with the worst record at the end of the year is guaranteed to pick first, etc. so you want to guess which team is going to be trash and take their pick. The challenge is you have to do that before games are actually played (but after you see roster construction).
1. Kings
2. 76ers
3. Hawks
4. Supersonics
5. Cavaliers
6. Suns
7. Celtics
8. Jazz
9. Jazz (via Pacers)
10. Mavericks
11. Rockets
12. Bulls (via Nuggets)
13. Warriors
14. Nets
15. Warriors (via Knicks)
16. Pistons
17. Clippers
18. Warriors (via Bulls)
19. Bullets
20. Trailblazers
21. Spurs
22. Lakers
23. Bucks
We're going to use autopicks throughout, though you can imagine drafting on your own instead.
For reference, here is the "Power Poll" we will be using (taken from FBB); if an autopick happens, teams will take the lowest remaining team on the list (so if the first pick is autopicked, the Pacers' pick would be selected).
New Peoples Basketball Sim League Power Poll
# Team Record Rating
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#1 San Antonio Spurs 0 - 0 0.005
#2 New Jersey Nets 0 - 0 0.005
#3 Los Angeles Lakers 0 - 0 0.005
#4 Boston Celtics 0 - 0 0.004
#5 Milwaukee Bucks 0 - 0 0.004
#6 Dallas Mavericks 0 - 0 0.004
#7 Washington Bullets 0 - 0 0.004
#8 San Diego Clippers 0 - 0 0.003
#9 Cleveland Cavaliers 0 - 0 0.003
#10 Philadelphia 76ers 0 - 0 0.003
#11 Atlanta Hawks 0 - 0 0.003
#12 Detroit Pistons 0 - 0 0.003
#13 Portland Trailblazers 0 - 0 0.002
#14 Utah Jazz 0 - 0 0.002
#15 Denver Nuggets 0 - 0 0.002
#16 New York Knicks 0 - 0 0.002
#17 Chicago Bulls 0 - 0 0.002
#18 Houston Rockets 0 - 0 0.001
#19 Golden State Warriors 0 - 0 0.001
#20 Phoenix Suns 0 - 0 0.001
#21 Seattle Supersonics 0 - 0 0.001
#22 Kansas City Kings 0 - 0 0.000
#23 Indiana Pacers 0 - 0 0.000
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Assuming every pick was to be auto-picked, here would be the results:
1. Kings - select PP #23 Indiana Pacers
2. 76ers - select PP #22 Kansas City Kings
3. Hawks - select PP #21 Seattle Supersonics
4. Supersonics - select PP #20 Phoenix Suns
5. Cavaliers - select PP #19 Golden State Warriors
6. Suns - select PP #18 Houston Rockets
7. Celtics - select PP #17 Chicago Bulls
8. Jazz - select PP #16 New York Knicks
9. Jazz (via Pacers) - select PP #15 Denver Nuggets
10. Mavericks - select PP #14 Utah Jazz
11. Rockets - select PP #13 Portland Trailblazers
12. Bulls (via Nuggets) - select PP #12 Detroit Pistons
13. Warriors - select PP #11 Atlanta Hawks
14. Nets - select PP #10 Philadelphia 76ers
15. Warriors (via Knicks) - cannot select PP #9 Cleveland Cavaliers because the Cavaliers own their pick (selected at #5) - select PP #8 San Diego Clippers
16. Pistons - select PP #9 Cleveland Cavaliers
17. Clippers -select PP #7 Washington Bullets
18. Warriors (via Bulls) - select PP #6 Dallas Mavericks
19. Bullets - select PP #5 Milwaukee Bucks
20. Trailblazers - select PP #4 Boston Celtics
21. Spurs - select PP #3 Los Angeles Lakers
22. Lakers - select PP #2 New Jersey Nets
23. Bucks - select PP #1 San Antonio Spurs
We will come back to this at the end of the season to see how every team made out.
1. Kings - select PP #23 Indiana Pacers
2. 76ers - select PP #22 Kansas City Kings
3. Hawks - select PP #21 Seattle Supersonics
4. Supersonics - select PP #20 Phoenix Suns
5. Cavaliers - select PP #19 Golden State Warriors
6. Suns - select PP #18 Houston Rockets
7. Celtics - select PP #17 Chicago Bulls
8. Jazz - select PP #16 New York Knicks
9. Jazz (via Pacers) - select PP #15 Denver Nuggets
10. Mavericks - select PP #14 Utah Jazz
11. Rockets - select PP #13 Portland Trailblazers
12. Bulls (via Nuggets) - select PP #12 Detroit Pistons
13. Warriors - select PP #11 Atlanta Hawks
14. Nets - select PP #10 Philadelphia 76ers
15. Warriors (via Knicks) - cannot select PP #9 Cleveland Cavaliers because the Cavaliers own their pick (selected at #5) - select PP #8 San Diego Clippers
16. Pistons - select PP #9 Cleveland Cavaliers
17. Clippers -select PP #7 Washington Bullets
18. Warriors (via Bulls) - select PP #6 Dallas Mavericks
19. Bullets - select PP #5 Milwaukee Bucks
20. Trailblazers - select PP #4 Boston Celtics
21. Spurs - select PP #3 Los Angeles Lakers
22. Lakers - select PP #2 New Jersey Nets
23. Bucks - select PP #1 San Antonio Spurs
We will come back to this at the end of the season to see how every team made out.
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