NBA Draft thread

http://deadspin.com/the-cavs-are-willing-to-trade-the-first-overall-pick-509262668

Hey, look! The GM of the team that won the NBA Draft lottery the night before says he's weighing all his options and someone runs with that and creates a "They're willing to trade the pick!!!!" story. Pretty surprised it's Deadspin, though, since we all know Deadspinners are way smarter than all of us.

 

The Bel-Air Boys And Girls Club is going to get a hefty donation, though. Can probably put in a tanning bed.

 

Oh, they've been doing spray tans there since 2008, where have you been?

 

I would like to pose a different question here:


Does the NBA still need a lottery to determine its draft order?


Yes, I recall that teams surely seemed to be tanking a season to get a high draft pick 30 years ago. Nevertheless, is this a solution to a problem whose time has come and gone?

 

I kinda want to go look at all the expensive homes in Bel-Air sometime.

I did like the area around Griffith Observatory when I went up there one day. I've only been in LA for a month and a half, so much more exploring to do.

BTW, I hope Anthony Bennett can do something in the NBA, my alma mater hasn't had anyone drafted since I think Marcus Banks.

 

I wonder if the ratings for the lottery were as high as the SA/Memphis game

 

Hell no. If you remove the draft lottery, you will see a team go 0-82 next season in pursuit of Andrew Wiggins. There is no other sport where one player can change fortunes so instantaneously and dramatically.

 

Exactly. Just ask the Rockets if tanking games helps.

I hate the lottery. But I hate teams tanking even more... Amazingly, the NFL avoids this. I don't know how, but they do, even when a franchise QB could be available only if they lose their last game...

 

Not only do I think they still need it, but I wish they'd dump the weighting system and go back to a straight lottery with each participant's odds being equal.

 

When did they change it? It used to be just 12 ping-pong balls, each with a team logo in the hopper right?

 

I think after Orlando got Shaq and Webber in consecutive years.