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For The Second Consecutive Year The Detroit Pistons Got Absolutely Screwed In The NBA Draft Lottery
Quick, name the generational talent that everyone has been salivating over for months heading into today's NBA Draft Lottery………
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OK, so maybe that guy doesn't exist. This time last year, we were enthralled with Wembymania, and for good reason. But even outside of Wemby there were still high-end lottery talents that most considered franchise building blocks. This year the Lottery had its least amount of buzz since what, 2013? No supposed stars or superstars or generational talents, but I'm sure we'll look back one day and see that there were a handful of quality players.
And even though there may not have been a Wemby in this Draft, that still doesn't mean we didn't get some drama. Take the Detroit Pistons for example. You know, the team with the NBA's worst record (again), who went multiple months without winning a game. They are now dealing with the reality that the Basketball Gods will simply not reward them for their inability to win basketball games
Last year, the 17-65 Pistons had a 14% chance at Wemby, which were tied for the best odds. All that losing was rewarded with the 5th overall pick. They ultimately got a good player in Ausar Thompson who looks like he's destined for a whole lot of All NBA Defensive teams, but he's certainly not Wemby or even any of the top 3 guys.
This year, the 14-68 Pistons once again had a 14% chance at the top pick. And sadly, once again the Basketball Gods decided to give them a giant middle finger and reward all that losing with another #5 pick.
Just sayin': Giving the middle finger to any team in Xichigan is never a "bad thing".........
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