The lottery works.
It really is as simple as that.
But undeserving teams get top picks! The worst teams can be pushed as far back as #4 or #5! David Stern fixes it!
I can't but chuckle at those attempts to discredit the lottery. Look, I am all for an NFL style draft. However, there is one grave problem in the NBA. Tanking. No one can deny that Miami did not tank last year, or the Celtics the year before, or the Cavaliers a few years before that. Why should teams that tank be rewarded with a player who has the potential to be a great? Please, do answer that. If it were a direct reverse order of finish draft lineup, the sanctity of the league could be tarnished as on the bottom end of the standings there would be a race to see who can lose the most.
As for the other two points, it is not the end of the world if you do not get a top 2 pick. Just ask the 2007-2008 Boston Celtics. It ended up working out kinda well for them. Finally, the lottery is handled by professional accountants who have a legally binding obligation. So I doubt it is rigged.
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