And then there's the college draft which means that the worst performing teams in their conferences get the best pick of the best college players graduation. It's literally a reward for being shittier than everyone else. I mosey around US Sports forums and teams playing badly often will their own team to brick it in every single game so they can get the best draft pick. It literally rewards poorer performance!
I've always maintained that's why, from a spectacle standpoint, our relegation based system is better because teams at the bottom have something to play for. There's motivation to perform well.