what is the NBA 'lottery' for the teams that didnt make the playoff??
471804
It's to give the weaker teams in the league a chance to improve by getting some of the best young players coming out of the colleges.\n\nThis will help to create some balance in the league and thus help improve attendence in the various cities because no one wants to see their team finishing at or near the bottom of the league every season.
584136
lmao..The Suns... While they did win a game against a good team...You havent seen the Mavericks yet ..That team was not playing upto its capabilities and lost Howard..and still should have won...It was one of the worst ganes the Mavericks have played all year...Your team is just lucky to be there and the Mavs are not the Lakers or Clippers ..we will see?
1053332
You should've said basketball draft as not everyone knows that you are impersonating a pro basketball player.\nNot always the team with the worst record. The lottery pick winner. \n\nLook on ESPN.COM they are up to date on those things.
552062
This site (see below) shows all "transfers" of players in the NBA this season and in the preseason.\n\nThis site (http://probasketball.about.com/od/newsrumorsopinion/a/nbatrades06.htm) discusses more details about only the trades that occurred just before the trade deadline this year.\n\nI hope that helps.
942258
yeah, 3rd is probably gonna get you into the playoffs...and record or rankings dont matter in the playoffs...its whoever can win the last couple of games...anything can happen...
841639
Juz making the playoff..
571668
they will NOT meet on the next round\n\nIF the Pacers win they meet the winner of the Heat/Bulls series, while IF the Cavs win they will face the winner of the Pistons/Bucks series\n\nso they will never meet on the next round
598362
All I know is that Mr. Steve Nash choked a big one.  This is the NBA's likely MVP winner and he's not even going to get out of the first round.  TheOnlyBeldin, your remark about him not winning the title holds no meaning.  Did Nash win it last year?  Is Nash going to win it this year?  No title for that ugly Canadaian... EVER!!  Nash will never win one. Kobe is proving his case right now as being the most valuable player in the league. While the Lakers may not be the best team in the Staples Center right now; you only need to look up in the rafters to find out who bought that house in L.A.  The Lakers are kind enough to share their new house with the Clippers.  When the Clippers actually win a championship... then maybe people will stop looking at them like they are huge jokes.  Right now they still have to get past the Nuggets who are truly an 8th seed but are lucky enough to get a 3rd seed because of their weak division.  The Clips won't make it past the second round anyway so everyone can jump off that bandwagon!  Go LAKERS!  KOBE M V P (Let's reverse the roles; put Kobe in Miami and Shaq back in L.A.  Do you think Shaq could actually win in L.A. now?  No Way!  He has no one there to feed his fat butt!  Kobe has thrived this year without Mr. Shaq.  Kobe's numbers have gone up while Shaqs have gone down and that's with the unselfish play of D-Wade.  Kobe has done a phenominal job people.  Just accept the fact and stop all of your negativity!)\n\nThis message is for jumpshtr101:\nDude, you are a freakin idiot!  He's already won three titles.  Yeah he won them with Shaq, but do you think Shaq will win another one without Kobe.  Hell no! (D-Wade and company can't carry Shaqs fat ass)  The Bulls are shutting him down.  MJ had his team around him too.  You can't say that Pippen didn't have a huge part in the success of those 6 rings they won.  I believe that MJ will always be considered the best player ever in the NBA and rightfully so.  But don't hate on Kobe just cause you can't stand that he's a winner.  You die hard fans make me sick.  I think it's great you stick with your team, but to say that Kobe sucks... ahem... I don't see you in the NBA.  Would you be able to beat Kobe?  Would you be able to lead a team without one other big name to the playoffs and be on the verge of defeating a number 2 seed?  Choke on your own hate and die a pittiful death. You idiot!
357231
Almost make the wild card, but fail short, like last year.\n\nTake a look at American League.  The possible wild card contenders include Red Sox, Yangkees, Blue Jays, Athletics, Angels, White Sox, Twins.  If Indians cannot clich the devision, is hard to make the playoffs.
332634
What the previous user, -j. stated was pretty much correct.  However, he failed to mention that the bottom fourteen picks (the teams who do not make the playoffs) are placed into the lottery with ping pong balls.  The worst team in the league (at this point, it's Pittsburgh, will have a 25% chance at winning the draft lottery.\n\nA team of the 14, can not move up more than 5 draft spots.  For example, the 14th pick cannot get the 1st overall pick.  Neither can the 6th worst team.\n\nFurthermore, a team cannot move down more than 1 spot.\n\nThe bottom 5 finish the way it is right now goes:\nTEAM                   - (Points) (Games Remaining)\nPittsburgh Penguins    - (53) (4)\nSt. Louis Blues        - (56) (4)\nChicago Blackhawks     - (61) (4)\nWashington Capitals    - (64) (4)\nColumbus Blue Jackets  - (68) (4)\n\nShould the teams remain this way, and let's say Columbus gets the 1st overal pick, Pittsburgh will be 2nd for sure.\n\nNow, the second round of the draft goes from 30th pick (which will be Detroit this year, assuming they haven't traded away their 1st round pick) and then to Detroit again for 31st pick.\n\nHowever, the bottom of the 2nd round, teams 47 through 60, which would be the 14th worst teams, would draft in order of standings and not based on draft lottery.\n\nSo, regardless of Columbus having won the 1st pick (in this mock lottery), Pittsburgh would pick 60th and Columbus 56th.\n\nHope that helps and isn't confusing.
787555
you heard of the curse of the bambino?....the celtics i think have now their own curse...the drafting of len bias was a gem of a steal for the celts coming in the year of their last championship...his death of a cocaine overdose on the day he was drafted i think not only shortened the career of bird but also ultimately cost the club a few more championships since bias was viewed as a jordan type of impact player...the luck of the irish seems to have gone for the celts since then...the celtics lost in the finals to the lakers the very next year and have never made the finals since...they were in the lottery the year tim duncan was available and lost out on that..at present time with danny ainge in control, many personnel moves and draft choices are proving to be mostly busts...the foreseable future looks bleak...it will take a massive trade or a lucky position in a strong draft year to make the celts contenders again, none of which seem likely soon...the only promising prospect maybe landing a joakim noah when he comes out and maybe the curse will be lifted...as a diehard celtic fan i have been bleeding green for the past 20 years and i just hope the bleeding stops within my lifetime
25973
The only correct answer from anybody is they do not know. It is too early in the season to give an accurate answer as to any NBA team making the playoffs right now.
666263
I'm sure there's some predetermined formula and it may be based upon league revenues. I found some indication of what the approximate monies may be. The playoff pool for the 2003 NBA playoffs was $8.75 million. The figures noted below are per team, not per player.\n\nThe San Antonio Spurs got a total of $256,000 for having the best record in the league that year. The Spurs and the Detroit Pistons got $224,000 for having the best record in their conferences.\n\nMoney was given out for the second-best ($180,000) through sixth-best ($60,000) teams in each conference.\n\nThe 16 teams playing in the first round of the playoffs got $130,100 each; conference semifinalists got $154,800 each; conference finalists got $255,800 each.\n\nThe Spurs got $1,543,000 for winning the title. The Nets got $1,023,000.\n\nPlayers of teams vote full or partial shares of pool money and give it to team personnel as they see fit.
40286
They'll be .500.  Either the 8th seed or not in the playoffs at all.
356102
That is a sick sick team.  If your playing in a 10-12 team league you robbed everyone.  Unless you get screwed from guys being rested for the playoffs you should walk through as the champ.  Kobe, Nash and Vince are all first round guys, not to mention Brand and Sheed are 2nd and thirds plus you got the two late round steals in James an Cassell.
200592
Technically they do because they pretty much clinched a playoff spot but realistically they have no chance. They will not be able to take the physical play that takes place in the playoffs and even if they win the eastern championships a team from the west will win the cup.
121017
There were several first round picks...\n\n1  1-1  Warriors     Joe Smith\n2 1-2 Clippers   Antonio McDyess\n3 1-3 76ers   Jerry Stackhouse\n4 1-4 Bullets   Rasheed Wallace\n5 1-5 Timberwolves   Kevin Garnett\n6 1-6 Grizzlies   Bryant Reeves\n7 1-7 Raptors   Damon Stoudamire\n8 1-8 Pistons > Blazers — Traded 1995 first round pick (#18-Theo Ratliff), 1995 first round pick (#19-Randolph Childress), 1995 second round pick (#58-Don Reid) to Pistons for 1995 first round pick (#8-Shawn Respert) on 6/27/95   Shawn Respert\n9 1-9 Nets   Ed O'Bannon\n10 1-10 Heat   Kurt Thomas\n11 1-11 Bucks   Gary Trent\n12 1-12 Mavericks   Cherokee Parks\n13 1-13 Kings   Corliss Williamson\n14 1-14 Celtics   Eric Williams\n15 1-15 Nuggets   Brent Barry\n16 1-16 Hawks   Alan Henderson\n17 1-17 Cavaliers   Bob Sura\n18 1-18 Blazers > Pistons — Traded 1995 first round pick (#8-Shawn Respert) to Blazers for 1995 first round pick (#18-Theo Ratliff), 1995 first round pick (#19-Randolph Childress), 1995 second round pick (#58-Don Reid) on 6/27/95   Theo Ratliff\n19 1-19 Rockets > Blazers — Traded Clyde Drexler, Tracy Murray to Rockets for Otis Thorpe, rights to Marcelo Nicola, 1995 first-round pick (#19-Randolph Childress) on 2/14/95 > Pistons — Traded 1995 first round pick (#8-Shawn Respert) to Blazers for 1995 first round pick (#18-Theo Ratliff), 1995 first round pick (#19-Randolph Childress), 1995 second round pick (#58-Don Reid) on 6/27/95   Randolph Childress\n20 1-20 Bulls   Jason Caffey\n21 1-21 Lakers > Suns — Traded Cedric Ceballos to Lakers for 1995, 1996, or 1997 first-round pick (1995 #21-Michael Finley) on 9/23/94   Michael Finley\n22 1-22 Hornets   George Zidek\n23 1-23 Pacers   Travis Best\n24 1-24 Knicks > Mavericks — Traded Rolando Blackman to Knicks for 1995 first round pick (#24-Loren Meyer) on 6/24/92   Loren Meyer\n25 1-25 Magic   David Vaughn\n25 1-25 Sonics   Sherrell Ford\n27 1-27 Suns   Mario Bennett\n28 1-28 Jazz   Greg Ostertag\n29 1-29 Spurs   Cory Alexander