The NBA Draft Lottery is a sacred institution, 30 minutes of nail-biting for the respective teams that are in the running for a top 3 pick in the NBA Draft. I can’t believe that teams would risk being trash for a year just to grab a 20% (or under) chance to get the no.1 pick in the NBA Draft, that’s just plain cruel to the fans and honestly makes me hate Sixers GM Sam Hinkie even more that he’s been doing this for multiple years. Think you got it bad Laker Nation?
Oh and I don’t want to rub salt in the Knicks’ wounds. But this is why tanking is stupid! It’s like going through an obstacle course just to play a game of Keno.
Now with all the high-profile franchises that participated in the 2015 NBA Draft Lottery it is no surprise that ESPN got their highest ratings ever for the NBA Draft Lottery.
2015 @NBA #DraftLottery posted a 3.2 overnight rating, making it the highest-rated Draft Lottery ever on ESPN.
— Ben Cafardo (@Ben_ESPN) May 20, 2015
Top 5 local markets for #DraftLottery on ESPN: Memphis (5.1), Houston (5.0), Miami (5.0), New York, (4.9) Philadelphia (4.8)
— Ben Cafardo (@Ben_ESPN) May 20, 2015
Now as for the lottery itself. I do not want to hear the word “Fixed” or “Fix” or any synonyms to those two words. You think the NBA would give the Minnesota Timberwolves the number one pick over big market teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks? Can you please do me a favor and bore off? Cheers.
