one reason is to avoid tanking for teams.... mas maganda ng may ganito kahit papaano pag patapos na ng season may mga team pading mag co-compete ta di puro load management (benching players) lang..... kita naman kahit last game ng regular season madaming teams ang seryoso (maliban sa LA clippers halata naman yun agenda kaya gusto nilang matala ng 2x)....