Seriously this is absurd now. Coming into Tuesday night the team with the worst record and the favorite to win the NBA Draft Lottery since 1985 had only won 4 times. That number remained at 4 when the New Jersey Nets did not win after going 12-70 over the year.
What excuse can be made for the Nets not winning the lottery? Didn't they deserve it, weren't they the worst team in the league, BY FAR!?!?
The lottery needs to be changed, the team with the worst record should be awarded the #1 draft pick or at least give them a 40-50% chance to win. Clearly 25% just is not cutting it.
The Nets were god awful this year, they obviously need help, the difference between getting help from a #1 pick and a #3 pick could be enormous. Of course time will tell but on the surface, John Wall is a better option than a Derrick Favors or a DeMarcus Cousins.
David Stern needs to be taken to task over this catastrophe, the worst team is in that state for a reason. They do not have the proper pieces to win.
That creates a major domino effect.
If a team can't win, fans will not come to see them. Then the organization loses fans and loses money which in turn loses money for the NBA. The organization loses money through the ticket gate, concession stands, merchandise and so on. Talent breeds success, the worst team needs the best talent to become formidable.
I propose the worst team in the NBA based on record at the end of the season automatically receive the #1 pick. If two teams share the same pitiful record, have a lottery between those two or have a rock-paper-scissors contest between GM's.
Change needs to be made, for the sake of the NBA and the fans that have to suffer through watching awful basketball.
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