Keeping our pick? This might be a Lottery year

Maybe this has been answered before, but how are lottery picks determined? Is it by who makes the playoffs, or is it by regular season record? What I’m asking is would we lose our pick if we made the playoffs as a 9th/10th seed?

 

It's by who makes the playoffs. The teams outside the playoffs looking in will be slotted 1-14 according to their regular season record. That will determine lottery odds and after the lottery it will determine the draft order 5-14

We would lose our pick if we made the playoffs even if we have the ninth worst record in the league. The highest that pick would be is 15.

 

Keegan Murray of Iowa reminds me a lot of John Collins

 

I actually think this is a pretty solid draft 1-15.

 

It really is. Even though I want a top 3 pick badly, I won’t mind having two picks in the 6-10 range

 

Things this guy can do athletically is elite. Give him to Billups and he’ll turn him into a top player. He’s the guy I want the most, not including any of the top 3 we have no shot at

 

There is always talent in every Draft. Some have more than others. It's just a matter of finding it.

 

The operative words there are “every draft.” We’re gonna have to give a lottery pick to Chicago unless we make the playoffs every year for the next six plus years or whatever. If there’s a draft to sacrifice a non top 3 lottery pick, it’s this one.

 

With the protections, we would never give Chicago a Lottery pick. And with Dame coming back next year, we damn well better not be in a Top-3 Lottery pick position for the next few years. A Top-3 pick is an asset no matter what the amount of talent. We are already bad this year....I believe we should take advantage. We've been in this position before only to go on a big winning streak, scrape into the Playoffs, and then get drubbed.

Lose games, get the high pick, use it as an asset, and give up a #20s pick to Chicago next year versus, get no asset and get our own 20's pick next year. One of those seems better than the other since we aren't going anywhere this year anyhow.

 

Portland is 9.5 games behind the 3rd worst record, it’s not realistic whatsoever. They’re closer to a top 6 seed than they are to a top 3 pick.

 

yeah, looking at the pelicans schedule and the money is on that pick being our best bet at a top 8 pick.

 

A little bit of Julius Randle there. His free throw stroke looks good. Thanks for sharing.

 

Hard to believe Duren is 56 % from line. Form is good.

 

Yeah he’s got a lot of potential but I view him more as a defensive minded type right now than a Julius Randle. Someone threw out Robert Williams as a comp and that’s pretty good, although I think Duren is taller, stronger, and has a higher ceiling. And he’s very young, he doesn’t turn 19 until next season.

 

Way more motor and athleticism than Randle. Durren would be a great fit. I'd rather keep him than trade him for Jerami Grant.

 

easily

 

would an expert care to highlight examples of tanking culiminating in quick championships ?

 

maybe the worst thing about Portland's pick situation is that there's a real possibility the Blazers give up a 15th or 16th pick for 37 games of Larry Nance. That's almost as bad as Portland giving up Will Barton and a 19th pick for 25 games of Arron Afflalo. Thanks Neil

 

that's torture to think of that. cant change it now so fuck all