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Celtics Talk / Re: I Think I Am Aboard The Tank Train Now
« Last post by Kernewek on Today at 04:01:01 AM »Let me make sure I understand - To guarantee a lottery spot, the Celts would have to finish outside the top 10 in the East. Correct ?That's correct: the teams that lose the play-in are placed in the lottery, and teams with the worst records are given better odds via more ping-pong balls, like so:
If we finished 9th or 10th and lost our play-in, would we be placed in the lottery ?
Are the teams with the worst records still given the most ping-pong balls respectively ?
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Each team will be assigned the following odds for teams starting with the reverse order of regular season record. The default odds are as follows:https://www.nba.com/news/nba-draft-lottery-explainer
Team 1: 14.0%
Team 2: 14.0%
Team 3: 14.0%
Team 4: 12.5%
Team 5: 10.5%
Team 6: 9.0%
Team 7: 7.5%
Team 8: 6.0%
Team 9: 4.5%
Team 10: 3.0%
Team 11: 2.0%
Team 12: 1.5%
Team 13: 1.0%
Team 14: 0.5%
Note: The above odds are the default odds should no team finish with an identical record. When teams finish with the same regular season record, tie-breaking procedures are enacted which can slightly shift the odds.
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