Dalek wrote:I think people are obsessing too much over this lottery pick. Odds are it conveys to San Antonio. They have a 56% likelihood of getting the pick. Recent draft lotto history for pick 6:
2014: Los Angeles Lakers fell to 7. (Julius Randle)
2015: Sacramento Kings stayed at 6 (drafted Willie Cauley-Stein).
2016: New Orleans Pelicans stayed at 6 (Buddy Hield).
2017: Minnesota Timberwolves dropped to 7 (Lauri Markkanen).
2018: Chicago Bulls dropped to 7 (Wendell Carter Jr.)
2019: Washington Wizards dropped to 9 (Rui Hachimura).
2020: New York Knicks dropped to 8 (Obi Toppin).
2021: Golden State Warriors dropped to 7 (Jonathan Kuminga).
2022: Portland Trail Blazers dropped to 7 (Shaedon Sharpe).
2023: Orlando Magic stayed at 6 (Anthony Black).
So that's 7/10 draft lotteries went the wrong way for those picking at 6. It is kind of the most cursed pick and I am not going to get all tied up in knots fretting over Topic over Sheppard - no point.
Same. My expectations is for the pick to go to the Spurs.
It's just more fun to talk about the lottery prospects rather than the 19th pick