Windhorst: Why the stakes of this NBA draft lotter...
Summary
The NBA draft lottery happening on Sunday is very important to the league. About one-third of the NBA teams intentionally lost many games this season to qualify for the lottery, showing how much they want a chance to pick new players.Key Facts
- The NBA draft lottery is scheduled for Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.
- The event will be shown on ABC and ESPN.
- Approximately one-third of NBA teams tanked this season.
- "Tanking" means a team performs poorly on purpose.
- Teams tank to increase their chances of getting a better draft pick.
- A good draft pick allows a team to select promising new players.
- The draft lottery determines the order of the top team selections.
- The importance of the lottery reflects teams' efforts to improve their future.
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