The odds may be on the side of my beloved Bobcats but history is not. The Bobcats are trying to luck their way into becoming only the 3rd team in 18 years that has turned the worst record into the number 1 overall pick. The only other 2 times, Cleveland (LeBron James) in 2003 and Orlando (Dwight Howard) in 2004.
Their has always been a lot of controversy surrounding the NBA Draft Lottery. Following the 1984 season, a lot of NBA owners and David Stern were upset with the fact that they believed teams were trying to tank so they could have a shot of drafting Hakeem Olajuwon, who ended up being worth the hype. The lottery was implanted for the 1st time in 1986 when a young phenom by the name of Patrick Ewing was coming out of Georgetown. Their is all kinds of conspiracy theories that David Stern wanted to save basketball in New York so he "gave" the Knicks the number 1 pick that year. Whether I believe it or not (which I do), it's not important for tonight.
Former NBA coach and current ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy thinks the Bobcats shouldn't be "rewarded" for having the worst record. Van Gundy said:
"I don’t think the players and the coaching staff (tanked). I think the organization did by not getting the best roster available. You could make the case at any position that they did not have a top-15 player’ at that position in the league."
Well Jeff Van Gundy, certainly may get his wish based upon how history has turned out for the NBA's worst teams.
I would write more but I have to go to work.
Go Bobcats
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