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To reduce the number of teams who are actively tanking, the NBA could limit the number of times that a team can pick in the Top 4 or Top 6. Here's an example:

- #1 pick can not get another Top 4 pick for 4 years.
- #2 pick can not get another Top 4 pick for 3 years.
- #3 pick can not get another Top 4 pick for 2 years.
- #4 pick can not get another Top 4 pick for 1 years.

This is an idea that I've been thinking about a lot, but not all drafts are created equal and if you are bad in the wrong year (2000, 2006, 2013, etc.), your team might not have improved and are locked out of getting better through no fault of your own.  I do wonder if just reducing it to no top 4 picks in back-to-back years might have the same impact.  Or at the very least, use some form of this concept to prevent "The Process" from happening.