>NBA for his rookie season
>
>conversely, that would be huge ratings for D League games and
>attendance
>
>the last overall #1 to come in the league and do something in
>the playoff I can think of is Duncan
>
>I think most rookie years for #1s don't effect the outcome of
>an NBA season
>
>"the second is that it would concentrate talent in top
>markets."
>
>already happens

it would be so much worse. right now the top markets get top talent because they can take risks and because they have a media advantage. this would doom teams like san antonio or okc the second they fell out of contention because it would keep them from being able to claw their way back up. might even have doomed a team in a market like houston.

>the league would have to pool some money to ensure the
>franchise doesn't go completely under
>
>but is CHA selling out games?
>
>"and finally, people already complain about not enough talent
>out there to keep 30 teams interesting."
>
>right, so make it 29
>I'm not moving up an NBADL team
>
>just moving an NBA team down for a season

this is how i know you aren't thinking. what about the next season? they just get back in after a year of not really competing? with the assets they undoubtedly lost out on? you'd have to move someone else up and make it real. which would effectively make a 50-60 team pool.

>now that we've addressed the negatives

you didn't. it would compound the problem the nba has.

>think about the positives
>
>all these games that don't mean shit right now
>
>all the sudden have meaning
>
>franchises would be going hard trying NOT to be the next D
>League team
>
>you'd essentially create a second race (competitive race that
>is)
>
>the playoff race
>
>and the next team to sit for a year

no. desperation is not entertaining. we only like it when someone has a chance to win something that they didn't have before.

the relegation system works (and it doesn't work perfectly) in soccer because it has deeeeeep roots and teams have history. in the united states, tiered soccer isn't working.