I wanted to see what the NBA would like with relegation, so I redrafted the league with 20 teams.
I set the order to be the reverse of the playoff order where the Warriors got the first pick, the Celtics the 2nd, etc. The only change I made was I swapped out the Hornets with the Lakers because c'mon. I manually did the first two rounds of the draf, then auto-drafted the rest based on my player ratings.
Here are the teams that the draft created - tell me this wouldn't be a more interesting league than the one upcoming next month.
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GS Warriors: Steph Curry, Bam Adebayo, Michael Porter Jr, Norman Powell, Jordan Poole.
BOS Celtics: Giannis Antetokounmpo, James Harden, De'Aaron Fox, Kevin Love, Jalen Brunson
MIA: Kevin Durant, Jrue Holiday, Jaren Jackson Jr., Kyle Lowry, Jalen Green
DAL: Luka Doncic, Rudy Gobert, Russell Westbrook, Malcolm Brogdon, Fred Vanvleet
PHO: Joel Embiid, Zach Lavine, Dejounte Murray, Draymond Green, Jerami Grant
MEM: LeBron James, DeMar DeRozan, Clint Capela, Klay Thompson, Jusuf Nurkic
MIL: Nikola Jokic, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Desmond Bane, Steven Adams
PHI: Kawhi Leonard, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Andre Drummond, RJ Barrett, Terry Rozier
MIN: Jayson Tatum, Khris Middleton, Darius Garland, Julius Randle, Harrison Barnes
BKN: Anthony Davis, Nikola Vucevic, Evan Mobley, D'Angelo Russell, Gordon Hayward
ATL: Jimmy Butler, Pascal Siakam, Dillon Brooks, Alex Caruso, Saddiq Bey
TOR: Ja Morant, Scottie Barnes, Ben Simmons, Tyrese Maxey, Bobby Portis
UTA: Chris Paul, LaMelo Ball, Mikal Bridges, John Collins, Bojan Bogdanovic
NOP: Devin Booker, Lonzo Ball, Tyler Herro, Al Horford, Ricky Rubio
CHI: Trae Young, Anthony Edwards, Miles Bridges, Josh Giddey, Reggie Jackson
LAC: Kyrie Irving, Domantas Sabonis, Tobias Harris, Anfernee Simmons, Victor Oladipo
CLE: Donovan Mitchell, Jamal Murray, Javonte Green, Marcus Smart, Myles Turner
LAL: Paul George, DeAndre Ayton, Andrew Wiggins, Cade Cunningham, Mitchell Robinson,
SAS: Bradley Beal, Jarrett Allen, Robert Williams, Tyrese Haliburton, Keldon Johnson
Who wins it all?