Draft position thread

cigaM Numbers:

Washington: 1 (Tor, @Bos)
LA Clippers: 1 (Por, @Utah, OKC)
Kings Games Remaining: SA, @Den, @Min
Games in red are tomorrow.
Kings have guaranteed a tie for the worst record.
Kings worst possible draft pick: 6th
Kings minimum lottery combos (out of 1000): 201

With Washington's win and our loss, we earned 45 lotto combos tonight. There are only 49 more possible...
 
What transpired tonight across the NBA pretty much sealed our spot at the bottom.

If you dont like that, you dont like KIIIIIIIIINGS basketball.

In other news, Spurs and Blazers both won to keep within one win of the Rockets.
 
cigaM Numbers:

Washington: 1 (Tor, @Bos)
LA Clippers: 1 (Por, @Utah, OKC)
Kings Games Remaining: SA, @Den, @Min
Games in red are tomorrow.
Kings have guaranteed a tie for the worst record.
Kings worst possible draft pick: 6th
Kings minimum lottery combos (out of 1000): 201

With Washington's win and our loss, we earned 45 lotto combos tonight. There are only 49 more possible...

Tonight pretty much sealed the deal! No way we going to win all three remaining games...hello top 4 pick!
 
The SA game will be interesting. Beno will want to step up, and the Spurs are already hurting. Hawes and Thompson are going to have fun with Duncan.
 
I'd really like to see our young Kings win their final home game of the year. And as much as I despise the Spurs, I'd be thrilled to see them beaten by the worst team in the league...
 
Ok, if we win all 3 of our games and Washington and The Clippers lose all of theirs; we will have a THREE WAY TIE! What happens in that scenerio?
 
Ok, if we win all 3 of our games and Washington and The Clippers lose all of theirs; we will have a THREE WAY TIE! What happens in that scenerio?
Karma dictates that all three team miss in the lottery. We flip a coin to see who gets 4th, 5th, & 6th, and we finally lose our last 2 chances and end up in 6th.
 
Ok, if we win all 3 of our games and Washington and The Clippers lose all of theirs; we will have a THREE WAY TIE! What happens in that scenerio?

In that case, there will coin toss scenarios (exactly how, I don't know) to determine the 1, 2, and 3 seeds for the lottery. The #1 seed would get 202 combinations and would guaranteed pick no lower than fourth. The #2 seed would get 202 combinations and would guaranteed pick no lower than fifth. The #3 seed would get 201 combinations and would guaranteed pick no lower than sixth.

So the odds of getting the top three spots would be almost exactly the same for all three teams, but would be more meaningful for worst-case scenarios. If two (or three!) teams from below the top three were to jump into the top three by having their combos selected, the coin toss would determine which tied teams would get the fourth and fifth (and sometimes sixth) picks.

But the prospect of a three-way (or even two-way) tie for last seems dim right now.
 
In that case, there will coin toss scenarios (exactly how, I don't know) to determine the 1, 2, and 3 seeds for the lottery. The #1 seed would get 202 combinations and would guaranteed pick no lower than fourth. The #2 seed would get 202 combinations and would guaranteed pick no lower than fifth. The #3 seed would get 201 combinations and would guaranteed pick no lower than sixth.

So the odds of getting the top three spots would be almost exactly the same for all three teams, but would be more meaningful for worst-case scenarios. If two (or three!) teams from below the top three were to jump into the top three by having their combos selected, the coin toss would determine which tied teams would get the fourth and fifth (and sometimes sixth) picks.

But the prospect of a three-way (or even two-way) tie for last seems dim right now.

They put ping pong balls in a bowl with the team logos on them and then the order they're picked will determine the order.
 
cigaM Numbers:

Washington: 1 (Tor, @Bos)
LA Clippers: 1 (@Utah, OKC)
Kings Games Remaining: SA, @Den, @Min
Games in red are tomorrow.
Kings have guaranteed a tie for the worst record.
Kings worst possible draft pick: 6th
Kings minimum lottery combos (out of 1000): 201

No change today. We can end this thing tomorrow...
 
The Kings lose today is a win/win. Spurs tie Houston, and increase the chances of Houston falling to 5th in the West. The Kings guarentee 4th place or better in the lottery. And, the Kings can go on a two game winning streak on the road to end the season. Giving them a positive ending for the season, with a 2 game winning streak. Boy, I really like it when a plan come together.
 
I guess I'm still conflicted. I'd much rather see them win the final game at home and then lose on the road.
 
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