Talk:NBA Draft Lottery
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I'm not sure that anyone calls a non-playoff team in the NFL a 'lottery team'. I'm deleting that blurb. YoungAristotle 18:17, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Someone on ESPN just mentioned that the NBA Draft lottery was implemented because of something the Houston Rockets did. Is anyone familiar with the situation?67.180.27.77 07:43, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
At the end of the 1983-84 season, Houston allegedly tanked its last few games of that season in order to give themselves a chance to secure Hakeem Olajuwon with the first pick in the 1984 Draft [1]. User: Wayman975 16:00 01 October 2006
This article is not as informative as it could be, mainly because of the focus on history, rather than what the draft lottery is and how it works. The historical information ought to lower down the page, and the page should start with the basics of the draft lottery and how it works.
Answer to above question There was speculation that the Rockets were losing games intentionally late in the season in order to have the worst record to qualify for the first pick coin flip. The lottery stopped that since teams weren't assured of drafting in the top two based on having the worst conference record.
way too many 'thus' in this article. Chensiyuan 15:01, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
I believe that the odds chart presented in this article is wrong.
My calculation:
2006 Odds 1st 2nd 3rd Another Blazers 25.000% 24.748% 24.467% 25.785% Bulls 19.900% 19.820% 19.696% 40.584% Bobcats 13.800% 13.832% 12.924% 59.444% Hawks 13.700% 13.733% 14.615% 57.952% Raptors 8.800% 8.860% 9.002% 73.338% Timberwolves 5.300% 5.352% 5.423% 83.925% Celtics 5.300% 5.352% 5.426% 83.923% Rockets 2.300% 2.328% 2.366% 93.006% Warriors 2.200% 2.227% 2.264% 93.309% Sonics 1.100% 1.114% 1.134% 96.652% Magic 0.800% 0.811% 0.825% 97.564% Hornets 0.700% 0.709% 0.722% 97.868% 76ers 0.600% 0.608% 0.619% 98.173% Jazz 0.500% 0.507% 0.515% 98.478%
The following section is pure speculation and does not really belong in this article. There is absolutely no factual basis to state that the draft lottery is rigged.
For example, Michael Jordan was thinking of coming back in 2001, and in 01 it was a "coincidence" his team got the number one pick. After the draft, M.J. decided to come out of retirement. In 2003 the Cleveland Cavaliers got the number one pick, when the consensus number one pick was Lebron James, who by coincidence was born and raised in Cleveland. In 1993 the Orlando Magic, despite having the worst chance of the lottery teams to draw the number one pick, did just that, and eventually acquired Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway. By "coincidence" the Orlando Magic had Shaqulle O'neal, one of the premiere stars in the league and the Magic made it to the N.B.A. finals in 1995, just after two seasons of Penny's draft day. However, there are other results which would suggest the lottery is not rigged, or at least not rigged every year.
