Completely Unnecessary Podcast Podcast about Retro gaming and nerd stuff . Was watching PatTheNesPunk before and since they got the Podcast , I follow it as well <| sep |> As someone else said , that ' s called tanking . Some leagues have rules in effect to try and counter that , others don ' t . For example , some leagues have a draft lottery , such as the NHL and NBA . The worst teams are not guaranteed a certain pick , and instead put in a draw , but the worse the team the more tickets they get so that they still have the best odds . Sometimes there are rules so that a team might move up , but can ' t move down more than one spot . The rationale is to prevent teams from all out tanking , because even if you finish last , you might not get the first pick . Last year , for example , the Edmonton Oilers finished 28 out of 30 , and so were in place for the 3 rd pick , but won the lottery to move up to 1 st . Buffalo Sabres , who had finished in last place , instead fell to the 2 nd pick .