3 Ball...GOT IT
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It’s more sad than funny.
Silver is a joke and he hurts the teams that truly need help. We need the first overall pick. We are truly bad.
I don't think they really looked deep enough into the implications of the change they were making. They were more making a change just for PR's sake after the "trust the process" stuff in Philly.
It's one thing to flatten out the odds, but they also increase the range of outcomes. Not only will the worst record have a lesser chance at a higher pick than they used to, they now also can fall further in the draft.
I really think it was a bit of an overreaction to the publicity the 6ers tanking got. When in reality, that type of plan will fail more often than not. Just for example, if Embiid doesn't get hurt prior to the draft, the Cavs would have likely taken him #1, and the 76ers would be building around Andrew Wiggins and Ben Simmons.
I have a feeling this will end up just forcing teams to be in the lottery continually year after year, without having the best chances possible to get back to the playoffs. The Kings for example... they've certainly done alot of the damage to themselves with poor player evaluation, but look at what they've gotten by being stuck in the lottery every year. Prior to the Bagley draft, when was the last time they picked inside the top 3?
It'll be interesting. I think it will get talked about more if the team with the worst record ends up dropping to 5th, and a team like Minnesota for example ends up with the top pick.