After trading an All-Star and sacrificing a season to increase their ability to land a potential franchise-altering superstar in the draft, the Sixers will learn if the effort paid off at the 30th annual NBA draft lottery Tuesday (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) in
That's not to say that the 13 NBA teams 2 that will vie for the first pick in Tuesday night's draft lottery would be better off losing out. Drafting in the NBA isn't quite as unpredictable as it is in the NFL. The first pick, in particular, produces a
Unlike the NFL and MLB, the NBA determines the order for the top of its draft by following a weighted lottery system that distributes more ping-pong balls to teams that finished at the bottom of the regular season standings.
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The 2014 NBA Draft lottery is just hours away, with the ping-pong balls set to decide the fate of the top 14 picks in the upcoming draft. The Milwaukee Bucks have the highest chance of earning the No. 1 overall pick.