Draft order from here on out is determined by record in the prior season as per the long term rules laid out in December. This means that the team that finishes last in PCT receives the first pick in the first round of the draft. <br /><br />It&#039;s no surprise that the teams with the worst records are not only the ones that need the most help but those that will have more trouble convincing a higher level player to franchise with them. This puts the weaker teams in a serious dilemma compared to a highly successful team. Keep in mind that all captains are not of the same skill level.<br /><br />Predicting that weaker teams will have a harder time to franchise the better players season to season, a first and sixteenth pick would (likely) hardly be enough. However, a team with a very strong nucleus going season to season is only going to be able to further pad their roster with middle picks. The better teams DON&#039;T need the help.<br /><br />The forward-backward method works great when you have a random draft order. Each team has the same chances to land anywhere in the draft and the original method typically helps round teams out. The difference now is that drafts aren&#039;t random anymore. It&#039;s clearly visible which teams are the weakest and need the most help to have a fighting chance going into their next season. They benefit much more under the new method while successful teams aren&#039;t truly that disadvantaged. This new method will (hopefully) help them build a competitive core.<br /><br />Ultimately, giving the lower ranked teams a greater opportunity to succeed and compete against proven teams on any given day is what we&#039;re looking for in the league.