Do you reward the worst team every year by handing them the rights to the best player in the entry draft?

Is this like welfare; rewarding those who can't help themselves, or rewarding those who won't help themselves?

One reason I ask is the Lions who will be drafting #1 do indicate they're among the latter group in light of their past 50 year history, and I question that it's fair to the athlete.

The NBA/NHL have the lottery draft. Would this be an improvement for the NFL?