On the final day of the NBA season the Hornets defeated the Cavaliers to tie with the Blazers with 21 wins. To decide which team holds the 3rd and 4th place dra
ft lottery odds, the NBA conducted a tiebreaker which today confirmed Charlotte will hold the 3rd best odds ahead of the NBA Draft lottery.
Although there is only a 0.1% difference for the first overall pick between picks three and four, the threat of falling back in the draft lottery is significantly higher when picking fourth. At pick three, a team has a 7% chance at falling outside of the top six and cannot fall below seventh, where at pick four that increases to 19% and a worst case scenario of eighth.1st Pick=13.3% 2nd Pick=12.9% 3rd Pick=12.4%The NBA Draft lottery is set to be hosted on May 12th.
Despite the lack of consensus, the first overall selection would still come with an element of pressure as it does in any US professional sport. Especially for Jeff Peterson, Charlotte’s new VP of Basketball Operations who is in the lead decision making role for the first time in his career.Email: JPlowright11gmail.
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