Basketball

and I have thought a system of letting the expansion team get it's first roster from free agency, while also altering salary caps for the expansion team, and the cost could be partially subsidized by a pool of money that all teams contribute to. That way the process of a player going to that expansion team is more voluntary and you're not in a situation where a lower caliber team is harmed far less by losing a player than one of the better run teams.

Expansion that by it's design is going to have a much larger impact on better teams than lesser teams is one that ends up with little negative impact to lesser teams compared to better teams. Whereas allowing the expansion team to pursue free agent players to willingly come and for an enhanced salary allows players a voice in the process and even allows the expansion team the possibility of an even better roster than a draft scenario might yield.

It would be more equitable all around and I think result in a potentially better start for the expansion team.