https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2017/9/21/16338174/nba-draft-lottery-tanking-revenue-sharing-adam-silver-lakers-knicks

If they want to stop tanking-- and Silver is obviously hardcore dedicated to it, because so many teams are content to egregiously suck annually until they hit some talent jackpot-- the current system won't help, removing the lotto won't help, none of it will. Because a bad record gives you a better shot at the transcendent star, no matter the system.

So they need to find a way to get creative with it. Obviously the proposed system above would be voted down by the Sarvers and the Dolans of the world, shitty owners who won't find sustained success without absurdly dumb luck. But it's at least an idea moving in the right direction. Then, the worst teams getting the highest draft picks will have more incentive to try to build immediately rather than tank an additional 2-3 years to try to build the sort of roster that would actually compete.