Event 2025 NBA DRAFT LOTTERY, COMBINE, AND DRAFT

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  1. Wizard Mentor

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    I've seen you disappointed plenty :)
     
    Wizard Mentor, May 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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    What’s the lowest we can drop? 12?
     
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    No. An external agency is hired, and then the Commish tells them how to change the results.
     
    Wizard Mentor, May 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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    theoretically....14; practically, 11
     
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    Yeah that’s what I thought. I don’t think it’s rigged every year, only when there is someone worth rigging it for. I could see Philly winning this.
     
    LayneStaley, May 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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    Dropping to 14 would feel like a direct kick to the nuts.
     
    LayneStaley, May 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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    The league likes balance.
    The consensus best player is a white guy.
    The consensus worst team is Utah.

    League won't be able to help itself.
     
    Wizard Mentor, May 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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    more than that, it would be a nuclear kick to the nuts of odds and probabilities
     
    wizenheimer, May 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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    For whatever reason I want them to land Flagg the least.
     
    HailBlazers, May 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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    Cronin will be in there when they actually choose the ping pong balls. So will some media.

    Camara will not know the results though.
     
    Natebishop3, May 12, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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    That could help us. I believe that SLC is 64% white non-Hispanic, while Portland is 67% white non-Hispanic.
     
    Pinwheel1, May 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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    Rastapopoulos, May 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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    Yeah each team in the lottery has a representative - for the Blazers winning the Oden lottery it was Kevin Pritchard even though ROY was the guy on the TV show. Then some NBA guys then an independent auditor such as Ernst & Young.

    Ernst & Young had $51 billion in revenue compared to all 30 NBA teams together having 11 billion. So I find it laughable when nutjob conspiracy fans think the NBA would be able to fix the lottery so team X gets whatever player.
     
    SharpesTriumph, May 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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    THE HCP, May 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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    Thought the numbers geeks on here would enjoy the above link. Did nothing but confuse me FAMS!
     
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    We can actually drop to 14th if all of SAS/SAC/CHI/DAL get in the top4.
     
    SharpesTriumph, May 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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    Yeah that auditing firm that is 5x as big as the NBA is really going to risk their entire business so player x goes to team Y.

    Or they could just follow the rules... and continue to shovel in 5x the cash the NBA does.
     
    SharpesTriumph, May 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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    So do you only believe the earth is flat some years?
     
    SharpesTriumph, May 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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    Lotto is at 4:00 today. Here's a little prep:
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