11.9% chance of winning the draft lottery as of today

[sofutomygaha]

Ooooh, 8.8%!?  Sign me up! 

I have to watch this garbage basketball (well, actually I don't watch much) for a measly 8% chance?  What a disgrace to the sport tanking is.  I wish there was truly a way to ban this type of nonsense.

You play to win the game, duh!

Settle down. The draft isn't over after the first pick.

In our current slot, Aaron Gordon- the best player on the best team in the NCAA- is literally the WORST that we could do.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

Ooooh, 8.8%!?  Sign me up! 

I have to watch this garbage basketball (well, actually I don't watch much) for a measly 8% chance?  What a disgrace to the sport tanking is.  I wish there was truly a way to ban this type of nonsense.

You play to win the game, duh!

don't watch? Then don't worry. Us watchers got ya covered. no worries.

[fairweatherfan]

You play to win the game, duh!

I agree, I just think we're thinking of different games.

[KGs Knee]

Ooooh, 8.8%!?  Sign me up! 

I have to watch this garbage basketball (well, actually I don't watch much) for a measly 8% chance?  What a disgrace to the sport tanking is.  I wish there was truly a way to ban this type of nonsense.

You play to win the game, duh!

Settle down. The draft isn't over after the first pick.

In our current slot, Aaron Gordon- the best player on the best team in the NCAA- is literally the WORST that we could do.

Well that stinks.  Gordon is one of the players I really hope we don't draft.

[Smokeeye123]

If we had lost last night we'd be third. honestly last night was an abnomaly...Phil pressey scoring 20 points? Wizards losing to basically a D-League team?

[obnoxiousmime]

No matter where you end up there is going to be some luck involved regarding the first three picks, even for the Bucks (64.3% chance of a top 3 pick).

A nice spot for Boston to end up in would be 3rd, meaning they need to win less than the Sixers (may be tough) and Utah (realistic). Placing third would mean it'd be very unlikely they'd fall out of the top 5.

[KGs Knee]

The draft isn't over after the first pick.

I'm aware.

There are actually at least a handful of players I'd be happy with, particularly in the top 5.

Gordon is just not one of them.   That, and it's still too much of a crap shoot for me to support intentionally going after it.

[green147]

It would also give the C's a 91.2% chance at a top 6 pick. That's one of: Embiid, Parker, Wiggins, Randle, Exum or Smart.

[LEHGOCELTICS]

This draft is loaded, and the worst team never wins the lottery anyways. We just need to position ourselves in the top 1-5 position.

[lightspeed5]

This draft is loaded, and the worst team never wins the lottery anyways. We just need to position ourselves in the top 1-5 position.

Agreed.

[oldutican]

Sorry to rain on your parade, but it's not a sure thing all these kids come out, especially Embiid and Parker.

[clover]

It would also give the C's a 91.2% chance at a top 6 pick. That's one of: Embiid, Parker, Wiggins, Randle, Exum or Smart.

Embiid, Parker or Exum (or Vonleh) for me, please.

[hpantazo]

Sorry to rain on your parade, but it's not a sure thing all these kids come out, especially Embiid and Parker.

articles suggesting that top college players won't enter the draft come out every season, yet those players still enter the draft. The financial windfall of being selected top 10 in the draft vs the risk of being injured next season or having a poor followup season and dropping in the next draft is too much to pass up. Most people are not at all worried about it, the chance that either of them stay is about 5% imo.

[footey]

My biggest worry is that the Lakers keep tanking, and end up with the No. 1 pick.  That would just suck.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

My biggest worry is that the Lakers keep tanking, and end up with the No. 1 pick.  That would just suck.

it is what it is. Yes actually with our record we should be at the bottom of the barrel right now. maybe other teams catch fire and help us.